to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to watch over; to watch attentively
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
authority; power; influence
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
professor; teaching; instruction
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
many; numerous; various; large number of
collection of books; (personal) library
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
military history; military annals
drama; play; Chinese opera
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
government office; agency; board
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end