if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
profound; deep; unfathomable; esoteric
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
mock Buddhist sutra; type of fast-paced humorous singing mimicking the chanting of a Buddhist sutra, usually with lyrics satirizing current events; ahodarakyō
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
talk; conversation; informal expression of opinion; off-the-cuff remarks; discourse
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
all things; all creation; universal
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
telephone switching station; telephone exchange; central office
arguing (someone) down; loudly scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
craftsman; skilled artisan
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
while alive; during one's lifetime
spitting image; dead ringer; exact resemblance
handsome young man; Adonis
unbearable to look at; too miserable (or awful) to watch; cannot bear to see
injury; inflicting bodily injury
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
every single word and phrase; word by word
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
beginning; opening; start; outset
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
in succession; one after another
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
panorama; panoramic painting
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
order; sequence; procedure
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
time bell; chime of a time bell
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from