to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
tall figure; high stature
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
library (usu. single-room); small library
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
hostility; animosity; enmity
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky