celestial tower of dead poets, artists, etc.
Nishijin (district in Kyoto)
indifferent to worldly gain
to come home in triumph; to return to one's hometown in glory
to blow and gather together (by the wind)
to eat to one's hearts content; to drum the belly
sodium vapor lamp (vapour) (from Natrium lamp)
thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara)
to make up one's mind (to do something); to resolve firmly (to do something)
a cold can lead to all sorts of illnesses
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to become seriously ill; to catch an incurable illness; to become a slave of a habit
to have many visitors (of a home); to be prosperous (of a shop)
the three Rs; reading, writing and arithmetic
you're a fool if you dance, and a fool if you just look on; we're all fools, so let's dance
source of all kinds of diseases
avoided by everybody; disliked by everybody; (lit.) not even a dog will eat (it)
ignoring someone completely
faint reflection of light upon the water in the dark
to get ripped off for every last penny
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
to rain heavily; to be raining cats and dogs
singing at the top of one's voice
evening scene; evening landscape
tortoise-shaped scrubbing brush (from company name)
to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; to be carried (of a number in addition)
kindnesses; friendship; cordialities
lamp or electric light at the eaves of a house; door light
storm and stress; Sturm und Drang
to talk through one's hat; to blow one's own horn
jumbled; disarrayed; messy
uncontrollable; irrepressible
a meeting by chance is preordained
Denki Bran; cocktail of brandy, gin, wine, curacao and herbs
drop dead!; go to hell!; fuck you!; shove it!
slips of paper posted on shrine pillars by pilgrims