written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
indiscriminate reading; unsystematic reading; desultory reading; reading at random
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
honorific/polite/humble prefix
rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to be silent; to say nothing
book; volume; this; present; main; head
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)