study; library; den; home office; reading room
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
quiet and secluded life; quiet retreat; idle life
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
both hands; both arms; ten
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising)
fine brush or pencil; small or fine handwriting
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods
cheap literature; writing for amusement; light literature popular in the late Edo period
essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
rule; (ruled) line; line (on a go board, shogi board, etc.)
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
again and again; repeatedly
origin and history; particulars
source (e.g. quotation); authority
dialect; language of the common people; colloquial language; slang
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake