plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
to be opposite; to face each other
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
don't you think?; indicates question
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to paint (draw) a picture
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
second (unit of time); arc second
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
realistic; graphic; true to life
image; figure; figure; form; image
any more; any further; any better; any longer
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation