to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
notes; comment; remark; annotation
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to smooth out; to straighten; to relax
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to chase; to run after; to pursue
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
influential person; man of importance
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
(the art of) storytelling
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward