shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
nishiki-e; multi-colour woodblock print
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
painter; artist; illustrator
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
ezōshi shop; Edo-period shop selling picture books, wood prints, etc.
memory; sense; experience
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
to give; to do (something) for