paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
source of information; intelligence source; message source
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
considerably; greatly; a lot
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
influential person; man of importance
to play a leading role; to play a central part
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
now that; since; so long as; because
process; course; mechanism
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
murder; homicide; manslaughter
experience; history; record; career
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
to have one's name entered (in a list)
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to not believe one's ears
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
property; fortune; assets
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
decline; fall; decay; withering