entreaty; supplication; petition
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
library (usu. single-room); small library
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
collection of books; (personal) library
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
discovery; detection; finding
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
votive objects for a home shrine; ritual article
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
and yet; though; when; in spite of
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)