to become dim; to become blurred
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
living together; mixed residence; sharing living quarters; multi-tenant; community
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
Department of the Army; Ministry of the Army (Japan; 1872-1945)
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to dash off (a piece of writing); to scribble; to scrawl
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
looking up to a person as one's own master or model; being influenced by a person through his works; idolizing
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
Bible; bible (authoritative book in a particular sphere)
Darwin (Australia); Darwin (Charles)
(written) work; book; writings
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
extensive; spacious; vague; hazy
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
to get out of bed; to show a leg
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to