bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
accurate; correct; precise; exact
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
notebook; account book; register
large notebook (usu. used for taking lecture notes)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
dictation; verbal statement
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
lost article; something forgotten
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to begin talking; to open up
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
mysterious power of words to alter reality
faith in the power of language; belief that reality is affected by the spoken word; speaking of a lucky (or unlucky) event will bring it about
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding