to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
impossible; unlikely; improbable
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to need; to call for; to require
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
it is not (like that) either
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
Alan (member of an ancient Scythian people)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
principal occupation; core business
engraver; carver; sculptor
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
several years; a few years
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living