quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
ripping; tearing; vibrating; buzzing; like an electric shock
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
Japanese person; Japanese people
author; writer; novelist; artist
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
remembrance; recollection; recognition
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)
debut work; one's first work
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to run about trying to escape
after a long time; for the first time in a while
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed