library; book collection; paperback book
cheap, easily put together cupboard, bookcase, shelves, chest, etc. made of colored plywood
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
spiritually rich; good for the soul
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
third stage; three stages
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
exercises; practice problem
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
of no interest; not interested
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
to carry around; to carry on one's person
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
go that far; to that extent
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
class meeting; classroom assembly
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers