stationery shop; a stationer
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
thrifty person; frugal person; economizer
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
air conditioning; air cooling
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
genius; prodigy; natural gift
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
second-year student; biennial
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
remembrance; recollection; recognition
just the other day; quite recently
dozens; scores of; decades
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
progress; advance; improvement; development
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
to reason; to sum up; to conclude