tosa (Japanese dog breed)
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
good-quality; superior in quality
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
disused; unused; useless; wasteful; of no use
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
(feather) duster; dusting
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
excellent; superb; first-rate
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
unknown; obscure; insignificant
open air; outdoors; outside
round box for apportioning individual rice servings
sō-on; Song reading; on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese (esp. in words related to Zen Buddhism)
abusing someone to his (her) face
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar