matter; thing; affair; circumstance
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
sadness; sorrow; grief; (arch.) affection; (arch.) love
original author (of a work)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
Oobayashi Nobuhiko (1938.1-)
image; figure; figure; form; image
classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
dignity; majesty; sanctity
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
author; writer; novelist; artist
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
quotation; citation; reference
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)