once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
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
Dutch studies; studies of Western knowledge
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
marlin (fish of the Istiophoridae family); merlin (Falco columbarius); pigeon hawk
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
study of foreign languages; linguistics
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
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