to become (a state, condition, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
Toriyama Sekien (1712-1788)
to write down; to record; to register
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
(very) familiar; well-acquainted
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Hina Matsuri; Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to be cleared of a charge
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
calamity; disaster; accident
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
different opinion; objection
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
in person; personally; directly
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
exit; way out; outlet; vent
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
wicked heart; evil design