most of all; extremely; supremely
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)
to take to heart; to keep in mind; to bear in mind
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
grim; stern; stark; heartless
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
smallish; on the small side
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
supply center; supply centre
wearing (an insignia, sword, etc.)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
book making (binding, publishing)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
fukugi (Garcinia subelliptica); happiness tree
Lindera umbellata (species of spicebush); toothpick; natural wooden chopsticks (tea ceremony); black characters; black text
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
Japanese linden (Tilia japonica)
history of a nation; Japanese history
chapter one; first chapter
should do; ought to do; must do
weakening; emaciation; decline
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread