to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to be able to manage somehow or other
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
last days; the end; one's fate
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
general; popular; common; typical
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
extreme masochist; very masochistic
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
stifled (laughter); simmering
to let out a cry; to shout
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology