to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
chicken skin (e.g. in cooking); bird skins
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
one leaf; one page; one sheet; (arch.) one boat
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
going west; heading westward
selection (e.g. of poems, texts); anthology; selected extracts
excerpt; extract; annotation; shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)
Japanese-Chinese; Japan and China
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
Takarai Kikaku (1661-1707)
planning; project; plan; design
haikai; collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.; humorous or vulgar renga poetry
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
book bound in Japanese style
book in Japanese; book bound in the Japanese style
Chinese book; book written in Chinese
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to pry; to prize; to prise
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
talk; story; conversation
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
good at socializing; sociability; being a good mixer
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
older sister and younger brother
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence