centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
to be smeared; to be covered
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
all ages to come; all generations; eternity
to talk about someone behind their back; to backbite
in history; ever; historical
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
sharp (tongue, criticism, etc.); cutting; scathing
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to throw at; to turn; to raise
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
3rd day of the month; three days
to recall; to remember; to recollect
east, west, south and north
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
dwelling; house; residence; address
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined