to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste
besides; in addition; also; moreover
not caring; not giving a damn
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
covered with; stained; smeared
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
one large ...; a great ...
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
to make merry; to be festive
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
spirit photography; ghost photography
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
pale; pallid; bluish-white
author; writer; novelist; artist
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
Hiroshima prefecture (Chūgoku area)