bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to throw at; to turn; to raise
originally; by nature; from the start
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
to pierce through; to break through
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
if so; in that case; in that situation
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
item; something that one "just has to have"
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
brat; kid; urchin; little devil
marriage; marriage tie; love knot
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
near; close; beside; third person
too much; excessively; too
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament