to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to run through; to run past
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
entire world; whole world; world stage
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to be worn down; to be reduced
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
without leaving any trace
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
one thin flat object; one sheet
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to have a pungent smell; to have an acrid smell
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
limbless wooden doll; kokeshi doll
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship