Vocabulary

samurai eboshi; angularly folded eboshi worn by samurai

locally woven cloth (mostly for personal use); homespun fabric; homemade textile

dusk; evening

looking gentle and beautiful like a bodhisattva on the outside but, being wicked and frightening like a demon on the inside

ancient burial mound; old grave; tumulus

eutectic

person with supernatural abilities; person with special powers; esper; mutant

sympathizer; empathizer

taking a macroscopic view; looking at the big picture

transcendent being; ascended being

intuitive power; intuition

returning (e.g. to the country of origin); sending back; repatriation

Murata reaction (serum test for syphilis); Murata test

bismuth preparation; bismuth agent

spinal fluid; cerebrospinal fluid

realist; pragmatist

outlet (for emotions, energy, etc.); vent; safety valve

Rivanol; ethacridine lactate

flop; failure

magistrate's office (Edo period)

hunting down of defeated soldiers (to kill and loot them)

undercover police; undercover cop

cardiac region (of the stomach)

ecce homo; behold the man

with all due respect, but...; I don't mean to talk back, but...

construction site; work site

stepping (on); trampling (on)

(living) to the fullest; briefly but colorfully; in the here and now

indicates that an action is performed roughly or violently

Kantō patrol inspector; Kantō regional inspector; law-enforcement post established by the Edo shogunate, tasked with policing the Kantō region

Kantō patrol inspector; Kantō regional inspector

to return a sake cup

continuous stay away from home; staying on without returning

to smoke out; to flush out with smoke

watery rice gruel

radiating in all directions; in a radial pattern; crosswise

five defilements; five corruptions; five impurities

look-up table; LUT

unusual; out of the ordinary; uncharacteristic

to spoil the mood; to dampen the fun; to put a damper on; to throw cold water on