as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity
to become dim; to become blurred
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to shake; to sway; to waver
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
single word; a few words; brief comment
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
singing to one's own accompaniment; reciting while playing the shamisen, biwa, etc.
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
if you think about it; come to think of it
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion