even so; anyhow; at any rate
rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee
(not) so much; (not) that much
order; command; directions; instructions
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
more than anything; above all else
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
one's house; one's home; one's family
this is why; this means; it is the case that
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
as was expected; sure enough
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
eternity; infinitude; immortality
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
fallacious argument; fallacy; absurd opinion
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
speaking of ...; as for ...
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation