to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
reality; actuality; hard fact
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to get between; to be caught in
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
have to do; must; should; ought to
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
although I say; although one might say; although called
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
creation; Creation (by God)