correct practices (esp. in Jodo, the path to rebirth in paradise)
financier; business leader
temple bell; hanging bell; funeral bell
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
enlightenment; great wisdom
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
disciplinary dismissal (discharge)
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
great evil; scum of the earth; monster; fiend
the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives
reformatory; juvenile training school; reform school; youth detention center (centre)
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey (colour, color); dark gray; secret evil-doer
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
headship of a family; family property
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
to put one's life on the line
orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
criminal nature; criminality
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
information bureau; intelligence department
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing