Vocabulary

searching for a bride; looking for a wife

(Tianjin-style) sweet chestnuts

polluter

dichotomous branching

initiation reaction

lower-class brothel (Edo period)

passage; passing through

being no match for; cannot be compared with

shrill voice; high-pitched voice; piercing voice

agentic

agentic AI

scent bag; sachet

versed sine; versine

second string of a koto (counting from the player's near side)

brothel tout; pimp

arrival; coming

superior-subordinate relation; subordination; dependency

revenge porn

slow and steady wins the race; little by little, one goes far; consistency is key

smith; blacksmith

quite a thing; something with a unique charm

holy year; jubilee year

revenge porn

no bicycle parking

permanent tooth

Mahasthamaprapta (bodhisattva)

has reached its limit; has reached its peak

cognate

spermatic cord

woodcutter; lumberjack; logger

prestressed concrete

clear blue sky; cloudless sky

relative height

dish of salmon and daikon

comb honey; honeycomb

mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; one's parent's killer

to do

ruminant stomach

dyshidrotic eczema

choir; singing club; chorus club