shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
extensive knowledge; erudition
walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
on one hand; on the other hand
dirty old man; pervert; lecher
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
three persons; three parties
in the end; at the end of the day
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
method of treatment; cure; remedy
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
mineral matter; metallic property
systematization; systematisation; organization; organisation
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
for many days; for several days
waste heat; remaining heat; residual heat
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
tool; implement; instrument; equipment