to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
firm; strong; solid; stable
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
such; this sort of; like this
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
scenery; scene; landscape
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
judgment; judgement; discernment
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to head home; to leave for home
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
magic sword; cursed sword
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully