to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
day of month; counter for days
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to be reflected in a mirror
instant; moment; for an instant
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
hello; good day; good afternoon
small mustache; short mustache
worst; poor and boring; uncool
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
reason; cause; circumstances
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
in the meanwhile; during the time
to be a matter of life or death
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
one day; (on) a certain day