preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
such; like that; that sort of; very
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
have a good day; take care; see you
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
images drawn or painted on fusuma
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
never mind!; don't worry about it
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
(medical) doctor; physician
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
doing whatever one pleases
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
pricking; stinging; tingling
really; truly; indeed; good grief
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to become settled; to be fixed
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task