exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
living by oneself; living alone
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
somehow; for some reason or other
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
at that time; in those days
letterpress printing; moveable type printing
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
although I say; although one might say; although called
writing; composition; essay; sentence
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
transcription; copying; handwriting (as a school subject); penmanship
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
book making (binding, publishing)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
large amount of money; great cost
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
kabbalah (Jewish mystic tradition); qabalah; cabala
secret method; secret process; secret formula; esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
loveable; very likeable; like very much
first of all; first thing
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
that's the way it is; such is life
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift