fifth day of the month; five days
blank space; margin; blank canvas
sincerity; true heart; devotion
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
low dining table; tea table
leaving half-read (book, etc.); leaving unfinished
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
folding paper-case; kimono wrapping paper; paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony)
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
cover; front cover; wrapper; jacket
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to comfort; to console; to amuse
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
long (time); protracted; prolonged
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
hard to get; hard to come by
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
bashfulness; shyness; (showing) signs of embarrassment
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
ease; comfort; feeling at home
to be opposite; to face each other
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to balance; to counterpoise; to remain unchanged; to share (e.g. the expense); to bear (part of)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
nature; property; disposition
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister