dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
Japan and Taiwan; Japanese-Taiwanese
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to flare up; to fly into a rage
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
one day; (on) a certain day
that day; the very same day
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
unprecedented; never seen before
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
orphan; person without friends
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
shipping; shipment; forwarding; sending (goods); delivery
chapel; building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)
front; frontage; facade; main
to hang (something) on the wall
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
repentance; confession; penitence
... years old; age (of) ...
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps