image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
thus; in this way; like this
lately; recently; nowadays
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
collection of letters; collected letters
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to be surprised; to be astonished
devil; evil spirit; genie
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono; ending play for the day; leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to succeed; to bear fruit
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to return to normal; to recover; to restore