the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
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
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
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
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
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.)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to rebuild; to reconstruct
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)