wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
manly; masculine; like a man
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
ordinary (esp. life or behavior); typical; conventional; standard; average
quarrel; dispute; argument
the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to blow through; to blow across
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
one grade; first-class; primary
to be unable to make up one's mind; to be undecided
dark blue ground; dark blue cloth
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
obscene; indecent; salacious; lascivious; lewd
bathroom with a large bath (in a hotel, hot spring resort, etc.)
low door used in bathhouses to prevent the hot water from cooling (Edo period)
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
relatively hot; fairly hot
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
family name; lineage; birth; clan
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
appearance; air; mien; getup
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
Buddhist memorial service
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp
to seethe; to ferment; to boil over
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
dizziness caused by prolonged hot bath
to forget; to fail to recognize; to fail to recognise