generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
probability; likelihood; chances
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
war; fighting; fierce competition
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
person concerned; interested party; related party
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
villainess; antagonist young lady
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
longtime best seller; product with steady sales over a long time
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
this sort of; this type of
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger