reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
the same as always; day after day
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
writing in a European language; European text; Roman letters
printing (text or symbols); typing; printed character; typed character; character carved onto a seal
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
nine parts; ninety percent; mostly; nine percent
to conjecture; to comprehend; to surmise; to understand; to estimate
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
outsourcing; contracting out; ordering with an outside supplier
final adjustment; final coordination
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
big leakage; uncontained leak
from outside; from the side
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
Gate of the Celestial Rock Cave
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
custody; detention; confinement
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)