the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
female high-school student
to follow another's example
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
liquid; liquid hair product
the first and second; a few
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
residing; living; dwelling
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
reopening; resumption; restarting
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
considerably; greatly; a lot
filleting a fish (into boneless left and right halves and a piece with the skeleton)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
sender; consignor; remitter
tenth day of the month; ten days