that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
Chinese book; Chinese classics
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
poetry of the Tang period; Tang poetry
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
(small) box to keep valuables, etc.
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
death anniversary; Buddhist anniversary service
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
a little bit; a little while
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)