outline; summary; roughly; generally; great ingenuity; excellent resourcefulness
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
if so; if it be so; in that case; then
habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
bringing; taking; carrying
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to look afar; to look at something while absorbed in reverie; to look at something while absorbed in one's thoughts
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
engagement; business; affair; use; need
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to take away; to carry away
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
(not) even once; (not) ever
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
party; set; gang; company; person
serious; not joking; straight
authority; power; influence
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
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)
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency