word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
main text; original text; this book; this volume
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
10th day of the month; ten days
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of someone in the act of committing a crime
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
biomedical sensor; biosensor; human detector; human detection sensor
putting into operation; invocation
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
drama; play; powerful drug
to unfold; to unroll; to open
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
police cell; place of detention; jail
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
long ago; a long time ago; already
ill will; malice; evil intent
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma; to be unable to go forward or backward; to be stranded; to get stuck
secrecy; highly classified information
placing three fingers of each hand on the floor (while bowing respectfully); (lit.) three fingers (specifically the thumb, index finger and middle finger)
unfazed; stone-faced; unflinching; perfectly calm
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
to temper thoroughly; to train well