to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
how many years; how long; what year
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
long time; several hours; long spell
to continue to do; to persist in doing
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
for tears to gather in one's eyes; for tears to well up in one's eyes
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to blow out; to spout out
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
upper half of the body; upper body
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
after a long time; for the first time in a while
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
omen; sign; notice; indication
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
assertion; declaration; affirmation