sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
flipping (e.g. a page); peeling off; fluently
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
finishing blow; coup de grâce
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
moxa; Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to cry and shout; to scream
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to revere; to respect; to worship
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
wizardry; secret of immortality
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to keep one's wits about one; to be on one's guard; to be wary of trickery
show tent; circus tent; freak show