(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
morals; ethics; moral training
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to say; to be called; to do
God and man; heaven and man
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
Lockheed bribery scandal (uncovered in 1976)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
and yet; despite (all) that
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
out of fashion; out of style; outmoded
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
bento; Japanese box lunch
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding