or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize