fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
as before; as ever; as it was originally
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
at a moment's notice; readily
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
hard fight; difficult struggle
process; course; mechanism
many; much; plenty; hardly
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
one day; (on) a certain day
morning; forenoon; just before noon
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
in person; personally; directly
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
plagiarism; plagiarised work
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble