(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
occupation; calling; livelihood
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
ward office; council (regional)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
still; even now; to this day
registration; accession; register; entry; record
public bathhouse; bathhouse proprietor
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
(with a) start; fright; alarm
kind; considerate; helpful; caring; thoughtful; attentive
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
speaking with a trill; rolling one's r's
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
to go past; to pass; to pass by
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
with a clink (click, clack)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
waterfall; (arch.) rapids