to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to pile up; to accumulate
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus); nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker; streetwalker; low class prostitute (Edo period); soba vendors who walk around at night
treatise or essay collection
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
little theater; small theater
production (e.g. play); direction
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets; delivering a letter
the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books)
sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries); (arch.) noh
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
counter for books; volume
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
photo studio; photographer; camera shop; photography supplies shop; photo processing shop; photo finishing shop
what's what; heads or tails
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
to cower in fear; to be scared; to be nervous