mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
floating bridge; pontoon bridge
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
phantom; vision; illusion
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
in accordance with plans; just as planned
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
100,000; hundred thousand
true to one's name; living up to one's name
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
counter for chairs or seats
armchair; chair with arm rests; senior staff
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
abnormal phenomenon; anomaly
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
glad countenance; joyful look
to sing; to chirp; to twitter