to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
a little; a bit; slightly
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to capture; to seize; to plunder
and yet; though; when; in spite of
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
(some) more; even more; longer; further
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
since when; from when; how long
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty