extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
to save; to leave over; to spare
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
now that; since; so long as; because
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
lacking talent; lacking accomplishments
occupation; calling; livelihood
valuable article; valuables
to sell off; to sell completely
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
one of these days; someday; one day
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension