rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
quick-witted; quick to understand
on the occasion of; at the time of
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
this and that; various things
trip story; vacation story
Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)
jet aeroplane; jet airplane
close; intimate; on good terms
everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
(in) her way; peculiar to her
technique; art; skill; move
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
king trumpet mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii); king oyster mushroom
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
goosefish (any fish of family Lophiidae); monkfish; (arch.) fool; curved gutter
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point