to subsist; to keep on living
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
panorama; panoramic painting
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
postal delivery; mail delivery; postman; mailman
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
going to and fro; back and forth
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
postman; mailman; letter carrier; mail carrier
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
railroad; railway; rail transport
factory; plant; mill; workshop
Imperial Hotel (in Tokyo)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with