history; pedigree; lineage
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
the same as always; day after day
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
price; cost; value; worth; value
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to challenge (a person) to a fight
wriggling; squirming; maneuvering; mischief; despicable acts
secret; private; surreptitious
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
unheard-of; unprecedented
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
great laughter; burst of laughter
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together