to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
to be reflected in a mirror
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
copulation (among animals); mating; treading; covering; serving
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
educational institution; school; academy; campus
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to be to the point; to be pertinent
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
(moral) decay; (social) decline; decadence; decline (in prosperity)
Buraiha (post-WWII group of dissolute Japanese writers); Decadent School
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
long hair (usu. of a man)
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
flawless; absolute perfection
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
visual hallucination; vision
to come from; to have roots in
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
enticement; inducement; attraction
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
indiscriminate reading; unsystematic reading; desultory reading; reading at random