sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
murder; killing; murderer
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking