materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
creation; Creation (by God)
curse; spell; malediction
general idea; concept; notion
root; source; origin; cause
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
special move (e.g. in martial arts)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
since one was born; (in) all one's life
long (time that has passed); old (story)
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
suddenly; all of a sudden
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to be injured; to sustain a wound
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
end of life; death; annihilation
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away