clear writing; specification
registry; entry; book-keeping; signature
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
one part; one portion; one section
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
preceding paragraph; first part
to see; to look; to watch
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
beforehand; in advance; previously
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
kindness; intimacy; friendship
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
appearing as if something doesn't exist; casual; offhand
explanation; interpretation
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
dissection; autopsy; analysis