castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
somewhat far; fairly distant
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit
co-sleeping; sleeping together
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
disaster film; disaster movie
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement