Vocabulary

drop (e.g. of water); drip

decorative curtain hung from the ceiling

fantasy fiction; bizarre fiction

electromagnet

electronic transmission (of data)

local customs

embezzlement; fraudulent use; plagiarism; appropriation

looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter

(conductor's) baton; stick

itself

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker

boat; watercraft

ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite

entering the priesthood

purification; refining

early spring; beginning of spring

firm name; trade name

light snow

anecdote

village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)

bad law

good offices; kind offices; services; influence; recommendation

telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; communion of mind with mind

peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu)

reverence; awe; respect

hair growth formula; hair growth agent

seashore; beach

one letter; one book

secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang

eboshi; black-lacquered headgear made of silk, cloth or paper, originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan

emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings

fortune; luck

projector (film, slide, etc.)

fame; glory; reputation

smokescreen

marriage; marriage tie; love knot

force of a fire; force of flames

movement of goods

Emishi; Ezo; non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan