one's present existence; this mortal frame; this world; cast-off cicada shell; cicada
domination of the world; world hegemony; world domination
sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)
a married woman's paramour; lover
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to disappear; to cause to disappear; to get rid of; (of time) to pass; to while away
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
Latin (language); Latin-American; Latin; Latin; Roman
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
hard to get; hard to come by
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
the big two...; two major...; two main...
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK