zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects
what's that?; what the...
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
what type of thing; which one
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
to become bright; to become clear
emperor; living god; god incarnate; miracle-working god (who appears as the occasion demands)
isn't it; right?; you know?
childbirth; delivery; confinement
thought experiment; gedankenexperiment
of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
suffix for familiar person; indicates emphasis; (arch.) prostitute
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
what is called; what they call; so-called
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
financial planner; feature phone
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
rejuvenation; restoration of youth
ritual; religious service; festival
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
history of Japan; Japanese history
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down