dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
in line with this; therefore
case worker; case officer
the people; the public; the world
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
string instrument; stringed instrument
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
innermost depths of one's heart
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
to cut one's way through the waves
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
course; route; path; process; means
business rival; professional jealousy
smuggling (people); stowing away
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
wooden house; frame house (building)
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
raising and lowering; loading and unloading
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)