abusive language; violent language; wild words
with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
marshland; wetland; swampland
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
to spread; to be propagated
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
deed; act; work; performance
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to have medicine be effective
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
recommendation; endorsement
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
this and that; such and such
parchment paper; baking paper
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
manners; behavior; behaviour
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
kitchen with a small counter for eating, usu. allowing a view into the living and dining rooms
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
nightmare; incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
piece; fragment; one (object)
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all