world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
(sense of) story; (sense of) narrative; storytelling (within a work); plot; storyline
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
all you have to do is; just; that's all
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
estate sale; estate liquidation
discovery; detection; finding
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing
lower half of the body; nether parts
self-control; self-restraint
to squeeze out; to wring out
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
this, that and the other; this and that
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
the same; the said; likewise
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
to sell (something) cheap
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
natural; reasonable; understandable
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier