perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
legend; folklore; tradition
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
technique; art; skill; move
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention