to pick up; to find; to gather
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
posing a question; question
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
statue; picture; picture revealing character
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
senior high school student
Shorinji Kempo (modern Japanese martial art based on Shaolin kung fu)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
subtracting points; points deducted
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
accompanying note; postscript
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
sense of values; values; value system