palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
waste of effort; thankless task
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
something like ...; something called ...
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
rather; sooner; preferably
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
first thing in the morning
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
moaning; muttering; complaining
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
considerably; greatly; a lot
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
one-stroke sketch; unicursal
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding
writing in kana; something written in kana
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
important cultural property; important cultural asset
document; official papers
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
descendant; posterity; offspring
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)