book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
door; gate; opening; title page
lettering on the spine of a book
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
youngest brother; last disciple
endpaper (of a book); end-paper; facing (material sewn on the inside edge of a garment); looking back; triumphing over (a rival)
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to recollect; to remember; to imagine; to guess; (arch.) to admire (e.g. beauty); (arch.) to praise
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
had better ...; had better not ...
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule