absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
reproachful; hateful; bitter
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
returning to (one's home in) Tokyo; returning to (one's home in) the capital
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
by myself; in person; by oneself
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
space (room, area, outer space)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to encamp; to take up positions
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
colored shirt; shirt with a collar
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
arm; skill; efforts; ability
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
small business; micro-enterprise; microenterprise
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
again; once more; a second time