explosive growth of infections; explosion of cases of an infection
(arch.) to sink; (arch.) to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
person's own words; personal story; direct quote
novel for the masses; popular fiction; pulp
everywhere; all over; throughout
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
to be scattered around; to be all over the place
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
return; restoration; refund; (duty) drawback
one after another; in succession
neighboring country; neighbouring country; provinces close to Kyoto (under ritsuryo system)
puckered-up mouth; button of a mouth
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to butter up; to try to get on the good side of
proctoring of an exam; invigilation; proctor; invigilator
untitled; titleless; without a title; no subject (email)
oldest; most advanced age
modern state; modern nation
good for the health; healthy; wholesome
shallow knowledge; superficial learning
to be factually incorrect; to differ from the actual facts; to not be the case
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to arch; to be curved; to become bow-shaped; to bend backward
Bletilla striata (purple variety of orchid)
for a long time; since long ago; from childhood; bright and early; early in the morning
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholic
to betray one's country (to an enemy)
very important person; super star; super big shot
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
I-novel; novel narrated in the first person
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
each newspaper; every newspaper