introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
Xuanzong (Emperor of China, r. 712-756)
government office; agency; board
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
Kitagawa Keiko (1986.8.22-)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
at that time; in those days
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
(heavy) drinker; tippler; ... drinker (e.g. merry drinker, maudlin drinker); ... drunk; liker of; fan
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy