one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to cease; to stop; to be over
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
posture; position; stance
club activities; extracurricular activities
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
process; course; mechanism
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
only; merely; but; no more than
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to write music for a song; to set to music
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to pretend; to act (as if)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
short essay; pamphlet; tract
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
no, not like that (but like this)