dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
as (for); for; in the capacity of
distant; remote; isolated
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
convenient; handy; useful
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
still; even now; to this day
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
lower region; lower part; region below
to rain incessantly; to downpour
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
violent explosion; bursting
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
both (people); the two of them
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to fight to the bitter end
to look down on; to make light of
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside