newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
(arch.) to rub into; to train for; to prepare for
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
rubbing; scrubbing; scraping
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
imprisonment; incarceration
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
persecution complex; paranoia
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
protective instinct; defensive instinct
example; illustration; precedent
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
letter; missive; note; mail
hospitalization; hospitalisation
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
Miyagi prefecture (Tōhoku area)
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
police officer; policeman; constable
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
Nicolai; Nicolais; Nikolai; Nikolais
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune