superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
drawing water; black cotton hat (used as a prop)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to be smeared; to be covered
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
time; season; period; phase; stage
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
life or death; existence; destiny
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
long ago; a long time ago; already
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
though one didn't intend (expect) to
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
(having) two choices; choice between two things
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
letting (someone) die without helping
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to understand; to comprehend
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)