Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
being unknown; not knowing; ignorance; foolishness
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
panorama; panoramic painting
a few years ago; some years back
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
recollection; reminiscence
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
fake; forgery; counterfeit; unusual item; something strange
edifice; monumental architecture; huge building
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
rickets; someone suffering from rickets
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
dome; vaulted roof; cupola
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
here and there; around and about
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
tool; implement; means; furniture
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
here and there; in places
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
person in charge; official; attendant
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous