first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
hearing casually; hearing by chance; learning by hearsay
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
suddenly; all of a sudden
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
self-consciousness; self-awareness
legal competency; criminal responsibility; ability to fulfil one's responsibilities; full accountability
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
just because; even if; even though
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
troublesome; annoying; complicated
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
enumeration; citation; listing
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
analogue watch; analogue clock
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to be transparent; to show through
thin; slender; fine; unlucky