Vocabulary

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say

shogi player; go player

cormorant fisherman

yell made by archers when firing a volley of arrows; yell which opens a battle

heroine; brave woman; spirited woman; woman of strong character; Amazon

court lady

young person; young man; young woman

geothermal electric power generation

prosperous person; powerful person

quarter note; crotchet

Umbonium costatum (species of sea snail)

referee; umpire

capped tooth; (dental) crown

(mythical) Chinese lion; Chinese guardian lion

birth registration

joint seal; joint signatures

written report to the gods; imperial edict; written appeal to a superior

very auspicious day for all types of occasions (one of the six special days in the Japanese lunisolar calendar)

great stature; large build

bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique

address to the gods; type of song which spread from mountain hermits to the laity during the Kamakura era

intention; plan; purpose; expectation

long night

bookkeeping; bookkeeper

sky on New Year's morning

sound of voice; vocal sound

laziness; indolence; negligence (of duties)

winter

combined cargo and passenger ship

mucus gland

external secretion

below eye level

loud voice; high-pitched voice

rain and wind; driving rain; the elements

place where raindrops fall from the eaves

threat of rain

theatrical

childhood name

unfairness

covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.; tying a cloth around one's head