washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
necromancer (esp. a blind female in northeastern Honshu); medium; shaman
self-centered; stuck on oneself
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
sanctuary; Sanctuary (faction of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan); Akamatsu faction; Akamatsu group
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
Last Judgment (judgment of mankind to take place when the world ends, according to various religious traditions)
tsuchinoko; mythical snake-like creature with thick midsection
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
set of three; three sets; three classes
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
eighth month of the lunar calendar
also known as; also called
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
to subsist; to keep on living
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
deputy head teacher; vice principal
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited