habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
tossing and turning while asleep
forcibly; against one's will
(Edo-period) room for confining criminals or lunatics
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
outrageous lie; outright lie
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
opening and shutting; opening and closing
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
settlement; solution; resolution
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
head of family; originator
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance