should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
derailment; digression; deviation
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
what do you want?; can I help you?
business trip; official trip
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
surname; family name; last name
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
impermanence; mutable; uncertain; ever-changing
stark naked; completely naked; nude
to make an appeal; to urge
midwinter; dead of winter
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
place; position; location; position; standing; status