to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
imagination; supposition; guess
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
human usage; (for) use by people
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
many; much; plenty; hardly
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
form; method; system; formula
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
store interior; inside of a shop
hair (of the head); pubic hair
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)