curse; spell; malediction
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
that is to say; so that means
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
reaction; response; reaction
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
woman; female; feminine gender
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
continuation; succession; series; continuous
strangling (to death); strangulation
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
man; male; masculine gender
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
to say; to be called; to do
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
owner (esp. of a business)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
(police) detective; criminal matter
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
now; the present time; just now; another; more
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast