glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
two holes; toilet with separate chambers for urine and faeces
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
(Edo-period) town magistrate
fiction writer; dime novelist
illustrated storybook with yellow covers (Edo period)
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to smash violently; to crush
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
abrasive compound; abrading agent; abradant; polishing agent
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
unexpectedly; surprisingly
brown-headed thrush (Turdus chrysolaus); Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); Japanese fire belly newt (Cynops pyrrhogaster); dysentery
Siebold's dragonfly (Anotogaster sieboldii); jumbo dragonfly
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth