clear; precise; definite; distinct
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
indeed; really; truly; very much
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
retail price; street price
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
bombshell announcement (statement)
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
role of the villain; the bad guy
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
long ago; a long time ago; already
unpredictability; element of surprise
king; monarch; ruler; champion
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate