political issue (problem)
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
at that time; in those days
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
Gulliver's Travels (1726 novel by Jonathan Swift)
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
to leave this world; to die
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
street at night; making a night journey
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
the other day; a few days ago
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
imagination; supposition; guess
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to go to sea; to become a sailor
to ask; to enquire; to query
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
woodcut; woodblock print; art print
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand