Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to make something (e.g. paper) from wet, pulpy material by spreading it thin and drying it
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to open; to unfold; to spread out
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
does not; can not; will not
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
curiosity; inquisitiveness
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
rangaku; study of Western knowledge through the Dutch language during the Edo period
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
marlin (fish of the Istiophoridae family); merlin (Falco columbarius); pigeon hawk
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
study of foreign languages; linguistics
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
word; term; language; speech
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
translated sentence; translated passage; translation; version; rendering
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing