one thin flat object; one sheet
to pick up; to find; to gather
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
with a start; with a jump
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to throw into; to toss into
book; volume; this; present; main; head
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
living; lifestyle; living room
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
stairs; stairway; staircase
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
dark (color); concentrated; thick
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants