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tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)

to compare unfavorably (unfavourably, poorly) with

choosing between two things

tomoe nage (judo throw)

marks or dots written alongside a word to indicate stress or draw the reader's attention

long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)

along the southern coast

scarlet sage (Salvia splendens)

fallen blossom doesn't return to the branch, a broken mirror can not be made to shine

I'm sorry

period of Japanese colonial rule (of Korea; 1910-1945)

udumbara (mythical Indian plant often identified with the cluster fig, Ficus glomerata)

performance (at a party or banquet, etc.)

someone (something) not to be trifled with

Maritime Self Defense Forces (Defence)

Brahmin (highest caste in Hinduism; traditional occupation of priesthood)

exchange of sake cups

waste matter

very thin voice

phantasmagoric

heroic

dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye)

slow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period)

nutrient

inevitable

subject of examination

bonded area (i.e. customs)

Director General of (former) Defence Agency (Defense)

box lunch (containing rice and 10-15 small portions of fish, meat, and vegetables)

foreign ship (esp. from Spain and Portugal from the late Muromachi period to the early Edo period)