sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to shake; to waver; to tremble
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
coloring; colouring; adding color; adding colour
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
drinking bout; merrymaking
everywhere; all over; throughout
throughout; all through; right through
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
they; those guys; those fellows
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
unprecedented; never seen before
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
literally; self-explanatorily
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
influence; clout; leverage
to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in
slight intoxication; being tipsy; mellowness
nonchalantly; without a care