artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
such; this sort of; like this
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
this world; this life; world of the living
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to be easily mistaken for (something else); to be indistinguishable from; to look just like; (arch.) to intermingle; (arch.) to be in disorder; (arch.) to be in disarray
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
occurrence; happening; incident; event
don't you think?; indicates question
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
bull; bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard