that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
about; on; regarding; per; for every
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
practice; practising; training; study
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
rather; sooner; preferably
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
word; term; language; speech
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
the four great sages (Buddha, Christ, Confucius, Socrates)