to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
official writing system of a country; official script; kana (as opposed to kanji); Japanese syllabary; kanji created in Japan (as opposed to China); Japanese-made kanji
contrast; antithesis; comparison
dictionary of Chinese characters; kanji dictionary
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
wood-block printing; wood engraving
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
workshop; studio; atelier
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
as a child; when one was a child
study; diligence; discount; reduction
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
people; men and women; each person; everybody
prejudice; bias; distorted view
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of