starting a business; promotion of enterprise
carpenter specializing in temple, shrine, etc. construction
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
dismantling a (historic) building and reconstructing it elsewhere
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
jumping to a wrong conclusion
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
region on Japan Sea side of Japan west of Tokyo; Nagano and Niigata
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
teatime; tea break; coffee break
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
Franken (Germany); Vranken
Franckenstein; Frankenstein
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
clientele; customer stratum
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
secret; private (information)
something painted white; white makeup (for an actor); painted white
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
one-eyed goblin; one-eyed monster
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
densely covered in thick hair; hairy; fuzzy
monster cat; cat with magical powers