leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
alone; by oneself; on one's own
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
book; volume; this; present; main; head
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
spring water; clear (pure) water
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to be needed; to be wanted
crown; diadem; bottle cap
piece; fragment; one (object)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
moneylending; moneylender
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start