feeling; sense; impression
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
sorry; excuse me; thank you
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
materials; data; document
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
last chapter (book, etc.)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright