insanity; an insane person
stubborn person; obstinate person; pig-headed person
rather than; more ... than ...
tobacco shop; tobacconist
arowana (any fish of subfamily Osteoglossinae); bonytongue
love of animals; animal lover
back off!; leave me alone!
morning; breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special; morning dress; morning coat
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
uneducated; ignorant; illiterate; arhat; person who has attained nirvana
sea level; (surface of) sea
mental; spiritual; emotional
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
furigana; kana printed above or next to kanji to indicate pronunciation
to play a leading role; to play a central part
son of a bitch; piece of shit
spiritually rich; good for the soul
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
longed-for; anxiously awaited
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
radicalization; radicalisation; intensification; aggravation; sharpening (e.g. of an image); narrowing (of a peak)
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
to rank with; to rank among
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
still better; even better
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
third; third base; third baseman; third gear
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing; swing
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)