to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
something; some kind of; for some reason
to paint (draw) a picture
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
leading person; foremost figure
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (woodblock prints by Katsushika Hokusai)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
that's the way it is; such is life
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
genius; prodigy; natural gift
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
colour; color; hue; tints