shiba inu (dog breed); shiba; brushwood dog
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to keep standing; to stand motionless
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
chapter one; first chapter
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
call; summons; convening; convocation