not caring; not giving a damn
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
short story; short film; short poem
to leave (a note, will, etc.) behind; to leave (a manuscript, etc.) unfinished; to leave half-written; to forget to write; to leave out
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
rangaku; study of Western knowledge through the Dutch language during the Edo period
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
personification; anthropomorphization
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
to pretend; to act (as if)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
order; sequence; procedure
to pass (of time); to elapse
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
source of worry; source of distress
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
to compete with; to vie for
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout