Vocabulary

light cavalry

Qimen Dunjia (ancient Chinese divination method)

bunny

beats per minute; BPM

multi-party system

creation out of nothing; making something out of thin air; pure fabrication

black-throated loon (Gavia arctica); Arctic loon

lying about one's age; age fabrication

lying about one's age; misrepresentation of age

donburi restaurant; shop serving rice bowl dishes

enemy; foe; opposing side (esp. in battle)

form of renku consisting of 24 verses

form of renku consisting of 48 verses

rewarding merit

gate of a castle's outer enclosure; outer gate

sorrowful wind; melancholy wind; dreary wind

deep grief; deep sorrow

village; hamlet

village; hamlet

cancellation (of a train, bus, etc.); service suspension

demo recording; demo track

permit for non-traffic use of public roads (e.g. construction, filming or festivals)

very close friendship; deep and intimate bond

removing (facial) oils; wiping off (make up)

fleeting love; transient feelings

sash-window; push-up window

cutting the strings of a koto

person who fusses over how to grill and eat the meat at a yakiniku meal; yakiniku magistrate

person who takes charge of cooking at a group teppanyaki meal; griddle magistrate

representing (one's hometown, region, etc.; in hip-hop culture); repping

unloading cargo from a boat onto land

flying arrow; incoming arrow

palanquin made of wickerwork

wickerwork palanquin; wickerwork ox carriage

anapest; anapaest

anapaest

iamb; iambus

shareholder discount coupon; complimentary certificate for shareholders

utsurigami; special paper given in return in token of gratitude for a present

lacquerware