possible; potential; practicable; feasible
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
distinction; differentiation; classification
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
narrator; storyteller; reciter
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
state of mind; mentality; psychology
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
(sense of) presence; realism; ambiance
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
instead; but (on the other hand)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine