Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
prejudice; bias; distorted view
impassioned speech; fervent speech
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
pornographic photo book; erotic photo book; pornographic comic book; hentai comic book
well-known; noted; celebrated
personage; person (deserving of respect)
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
Japanese person; Japanese people
contrived; false-sounding
bad behavior; misbehavior
a long time ago; in those days
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
every evening; night after night
revengeful ghost; apparition
to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone
to feel a chill run down one's spine
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
air-raid shelter; bomb shelter
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
cruiser (i.e. warship or cabin cruiser)
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge