damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
hand-operated electric generator (used in Edo-period medical treatment); (arch.) electricity
Aedes (genus of mosquitoes); striped mosquito
ready-made; off the shelf
neophilia; love of new or novel things; one who loves new or novel things
collecting mania; mania for collecting; collectionism
Hiraga Gennai (1728?-1779)
to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
jiangshi; Chinese hopping vampire; reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore
makyō; Chinese magic mirror; bronze mirror that projects a hidden sacred image when reflecting a beam of light
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
fiery chariot; kasha (mythical beast said to devour dead bodies); (in China) train (i.e. steam locomotive); (arch.) vile old hag
regularly; promptly; sound of clashing swords; Manchu queue; padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest (often for children)
eight trigrams; divination signs; divination; fortune-telling
ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy
low-ranking prison guard; hell's tormenting devils
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
a person of high morals; a Taoist
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
ascetic monk; trainee monk
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead); Emma; Yan; Yomna
earplug (for protection against noise or water)
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
price reduction; discount
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
major war; great war; world war
returning tit for tat; retaliating
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)