story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
book; volume; this; present; main; head
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
distribution; circulation
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
Scotch; Scotch whisky; Scotch tweed
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
banning of books; banned book
how; in what way; by what means
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's