odd; strange; queer; peculiar
really; truly; indeed; good grief
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
Nihon Shoki; Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
stairs; stairway; staircase
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
one's own handwriting; autograph
apparent; obvious; very clear
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage