position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
prohibition; inhibition; ban
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
ten; 10; ten years of age
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
to bind; to file; to finish (a dish) by pouring beaten egg into the broth; to sew up; to stitch together
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to provide; to arrange; to install
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
program board (concert, theatrical production); act-announcement sheets; mekuri karuta
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
ancient writing (Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period); Chinese character script used before the Qin period
printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; block style; standard style
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; (lit.) a shop-boy near the temple gate (will recite sutras untaught)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands