even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
unveiling; debut; introduction
each place; various places
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
damp; moist (negative nuance)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
knowing; (an) acquaintance
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
worst; worst-case (scenario)
exchanging parts or equipment to effect a change in performance
action of making something; -ification
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
(one's) current position; current location; present position
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to do together; to share; to participate in
creation; generation; formation; derivation
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...