paper medium; print medium (as opposed to other media)
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
reading (e.g. by a scanner)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
accurate; correct; precise; exact
occurrence; happening; incident; event
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
should do; ought to do; must do
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to be transparent; to show through
how long; how far; how much
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
striking; remarkable; considerable
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation