preface; introduction; preamble
difficult to ...; hard to ...
society; public; community; social studies
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
cheap edition (of a book); popular edition
expertise; special skills
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
one's characteristics as a writer; characteristics of a creator
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
in a day; in a brief space of time
format (esp. of publication, e.g. A5, B4, etc.); size of a sheet of paper used for ukiyoe
folding book; folded sections of a book
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
unpredictability; element of surprise
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
over-knee; over-knee socks; over-knee boots
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
toughened glass; tempered glass
resolution (of a display, printer, scanner, etc.)
(top) half naked; naked above the waist
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
exaltation; emotional uplift