frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
profound; deep; unfathomable
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
mock Buddhist sutra; type of fast-paced humorous singing mimicking the chanting of a Buddhist sutra, usually with lyrics satirizing current events; ahodarakyō
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
talk; conversation; dialogue
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
all things; all creation; universal
telephone switching station; telephone exchange; central office
arguing someone down; scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
craftsman; skilled artisan
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
while alive; during one's lifetime
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
handsome young man; Adonis
so miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to look at; painful to watch
wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
every single word and phrase; word by word
in succession; one after another
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
panorama; panoramic painting
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
order; sequence; procedure
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what