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
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to think too much; to be over-concerned
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
treasure chest; strongbox
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins