here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
how; in what way; by what means
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
schedule; program; calendar
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
meaning; significance; sense
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
scene; sight; scenario; setting
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
how; in what way; how about
script (for a TV show, film, etc.); script (printed type imitating handwriting); script
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
confidence; trust; faith; credit
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)