fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
secretary (government); director; chief
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to jump at; to be attracted by
letter; personal correspondence
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to face on; to look out on to
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
liquid crystal television
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
Buddhist scriptures; sutras
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
Western wine and spirits; Western liquor
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
and yet; though; when; in spite of
price; cost; value; worth; value
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't