rule; (ruled) line; line (on a go board, shogi board, etc.)
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
dated; date; fixed; external
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
three; three years of age
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
strong-willed; strong of heart
fourth day of the month; four days
sixth day of the month; six days
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to enumerate; to count up
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
first calligraphy of the year
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
reputation; respectability
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
government official; clerk
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
sweet viburnum (Viburnum odoratissimum); tree-shaped coral formation
area of holiday homes; area of villas
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to have meaning; to be meaningful