profound; deep; unfathomable; esoteric
description; describing; depicting
incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
to stand on end (of hair)
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
trial by ordeal; Dei judicium
stopping functioning; being out of service
young woman who uses the usually male first person pronoun "boku"
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
box seat; (restaurant) booth; box (theater, sports stadium, etc.)
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
abandoned factory; disused factory
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
(very) happy; euphoric; buoyant; walking on air
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
brand; make; description; trading name (on a stock exchange); issue; security
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad; troubadour
earthly paradise; heaven on earth
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
potato chips; potato crisps
shredded and dried squid (a snack)
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
fake; forgery; counterfeit; unusual item; something strange
big hit (with); great success; great reception; great popularity; catching on greatly
cacao tree (Theobroma cacao); cocoa tree