sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to pass (of time); to elapse
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
story; tale; talk; discussion
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
near oneself; close to one; familiar
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to paint (draw) a picture
to watch steadily; to stare
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
real experience; actual observations
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
war; fighting; fierce competition
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
scene; sight; scenario; setting
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
several sheets (flat objects)
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
author; writer; novelist; artist
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops