to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
house; dwelling; human habitation
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
door; gate; opening; title page
inside; interior; inner part
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
one thin flat object; one sheet
to check; to stop; to keep back
study; library; den; home office; reading room
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
a short while ago; already
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up