10th in rank; tenth sign of the Chinese calendar
breaking one's ties (with); breaking off (from); pulling out (of)
recklessness; foolhardiness
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.); to pry (into people's private affairs)
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
cost of a meal (or meals)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
shoulder strap (on a dress)
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
for some (unspecified) reason
carving; engraving; chiselled features
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
nightlife districts; drinking districts
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds