mood of a poem; poet's mood when writing
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
having ended; being resolved
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
above-mentioned; above-named; above
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
to entwine; to follow about
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
second division; secondary division
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
concrete; tangible; material
item-by-item discussion; itemized discussion; detailed exposition; detailed discussion
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
new line; new paragraph; newline (e.g. LF, CR, CRLF)
omitted character; omitted letter
difference; disparity; gap
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
compilation; editing; recording
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
previous writing; first of two books; previous letter
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
sic; sic erat scriptum; the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text
first five syllables (of a tanka); first line (of a poem)