mist over a body of water; spray; suien; four decorative metal plates joined at right angles forming part of a pagoda finial
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
dementia; stupidity; foolishness; fool
unimpressive; unimpressed
order; sequence; procedure
stone (used for throwing)
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
to be the worst of the worst; (lit.) to deserve to die ten thousand deaths
as one flesh or body; simultaneously
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
simmer; bubble out; flow out
focusing (of light); convergence; gathering and bundling
period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)
pre-war days; before the war
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly and flirt with each other
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
aphid; plant louse; cockroach; Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); hanger-on; parasite
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
forbidden; prohibited; banned; taboo
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
ban; prohibition; taboo; law; ordinance (esp. in the middle ages)
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
joys and sorrows; happiness and sadness
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
mistake; error; discrepancy; discrepancy between one's actions and intentions
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
yearning; longing for; deep affection