muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
goods sold off through irregular channels (usu. at very low prices); merchandise obtained by buying out the inventories of failed retailers instead of going through normal wholesale channels; fake merchandise; unlicensed merchandise; knockoff
stalks of butterbur boiled in soy sauce
aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana); aloes-wood perfume; aloes-wood incense
photography; taking photographs
spirit photography; ghost photography
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
it's no joke; gimme a break!
rule; reign; government; governing
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
giant butterbur (Petasites japonicus); Japanese sweet coltsfoot
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
preserved food boiled in soy
strongish; somewhat strong
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to take a breath; to take a short rest
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?