(Edo-period) room for confining criminals or lunatics
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
attractive body; nice-looking body
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
knowing; (an) acquaintance
cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
enactment; establishment; creation
penalty; sentence; punishment
general plan; main points; summary; platform (e.g. for a campaign); mission statement
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
near oneself; close to one; familiar
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
Gentoku era (1329.8.29-1331.8.9)
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
connection; link; relationship
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it