story; tale; talk; discussion
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
book; volume; this; present; main; head
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
author; writer; novelist; artist
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
magistrate; shogunate administrator
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health