mental derangement; madness; insanity
bowing while pressing three fingers of each hand on floor
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
good bye; I'm off; see you later
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
smallish; on the small side
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
cabin attendant; flight attendant
Taishō romanticism (style of art, architecture, etc.)
nun; bitch; Amagasaki, Hyogo; Amazon (online retailer)
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
explanation; interpretation
this world; earthly world; secular society; ordinary world; everyday life; workaday world
waza-ari (in judo, a half-point awarded for good but incomplete execution)
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath
here and there; everywhere
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)