immortal; undying; indestructible
mysterious fish; strange fish
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
absentmindedness; dreaminess; simpleton; fool
Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)
abnormal sexuality; sexual perversion
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
ages; long time; decade; ten years (ago)
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
to look around; to look towards (us)
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
faulty product; faulty goods; consolation prize
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
the 48 basic techniques; every trick in the book; the 48 basic sexual positions
clincher; winning technique; official winning technique
schoolgirl; female student
Caesarean section (Cesarean); C-section
operation scar; scar from an operation
funny story; funny anecdote
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
indignant lamentation over the evils of the times
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
vertical line; bar line (e.g. in music)