two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
hair on the back of one's head
to do in earnest; to concentrate on; to apply one's mind to
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
flutter; flap; sound of something light moving in the wind
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
how; in what way; how about; questionable
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
when it becomes; when it comes to
under the veranda; under the floor; out of sight; in the background; unnoticed
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
gelatinous glue (usu. from animal and fish bones, hide, etc.)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
triangle; triangular shape
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
the Three Jewels; the Triple Gem; Triratna; the Three Treasures; Buddha, Dharma, Sangha; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns
bamboo blowpipe used to stimulate a fire
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid