December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
tear gland; lacrimal gland
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
temporary (paper) binding
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
Japanese-style bookbinding
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
to become inverted; to become reversed
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up
naturally; of course; understandably
religious painting; religious picture
broken; intermittent; disconnected
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
book making (binding, publishing)
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
complimentary copy of a book
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
feel (of a material); texture
detailed knowledge; finely detailed