the Baijiaxing (Hundred Family Surnames), a classic Chinese text composed of surnames

Kyūjitai form of 縦横家 (“School of Diplomacy”)

the most noble three branches of the Tokugawa clan (徳(とく)川(がわ)氏(し) (Tokugawa-shi)): 尾張(おわり) (Owari), 紀伊(きい) (Kī), and 水戸(みと) (Mito) / (figuratively) the "big three"

a female given name

author of hentai (pornographic manga)

arduous is the race against time as one grows old. (literally "as the sun goes down, the road remains a long one.")

a Romanization method of Japanese, combining the 標準式 (hyōjun-shiki) and 日本式 (Nihon-shiki) styles, that was adopted in 1937 by Cabinet order and slightly modified in 1954

(music) rock 'n' roll

crimson / deep red

Kyūjitai form of 国家社会主義