head over heels; madly (in love)
to stay bottled up inside oneself; to be introverted; to have a melancholic appearance, atmosphere (of a person, object, place); to have a gloomy appearance
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
rising tide; incoming tide; flood tide; surge (in popularity, power, etc.); upswing
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
fellow pupil (apprentice)
about here; in this neighborhood
price of fame; penalty of greatness
how many times; how often
chat; desultory conversation
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
goodbye; farewell; so long
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead); Emma; Yan; Yomna
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
irritation; annoyance; frustration
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
a little bit; a little while
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
living by oneself; living alone
common reed (Phragmites australis)
successful bid; winning a tender
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god