white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
dark reddish-brown; liver color
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to invite in; to show someone in
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
hat rack; hat stand; hat peg
"frost descent" solar term (approx. October 23)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
near; nearby; not far off
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
morning; morning coat; breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special
contrast; antithesis; comparison
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
surroundings; circumference
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
example; specimen; sample
a long time ago; long before now
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
to collect; to assemble; to gather
material (data) for one's research; research material
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
document; official papers
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
death; the next world; to pass away; to die