Vocabulary

quiver (worn on the right hip; used from the Nara period onward)

quiver (box-shaped and worn on the back)

print media

print media

fishing enthusiast; fishing nut

peace declaration

to drive (something) into; to strike into; to hammer in

ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)

missing out on a scoop that other newspapers reported

anatomy

anabaptist

anarcho-syndicalism

analgesic

anal sex; anal intercourse

analog controller

analog synthesizer

analog output; AO

analog input; AI

analog broadcasting

annealing

anise

animation

anime otaku

cartoon character; anime character

animated cartoon; animated film

annual

anesthetic; anaesthetic

annex; annexe

annotation

good young man; agreeable youth

to lie in wait; to wait for an opportunity to hurt someone; to sharpen one's fangs

to sharpen one's claws

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail)

dirt under one's fingernails

to take a lesson from (someone serving as an example); to learn from someone's example; to boil the dirt under (someone's) fingernails and drink it

Poaceae (family comprising the true grasses); Gramineae

to fatigue; to exhaust

satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)

satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)

to go mad