to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
to talk to oneself; to mutter
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
gem; jewel; precious stone
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
violent emotion; passion; fury
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to yearn for; to pine for
self-defense; self-defence
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
to crumble away; to collapse
house built on sand; house of cards
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
one way or the other; either way
as is usual with; in common with
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
performance of one's official duties
poisoned sake; poisoned alcohol
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman