expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
spoken language; colloquial speech; (modern) spoken Japanese; written style based on (modern) spoken Japanese
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
to compete with; to vie for
Chinese poem; Chinese poetry
rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime
rhyme; lime (tree, fruit) (Citrus aurantifolia); lime (mineral)
original story; original version; this volume
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
previously presented; already shown; previously posed (exam question); aforementioned
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
January; first month of the lunar calendar
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
Sun Tzu (Chinese general and strategist, 544-496 BCE)
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
fortress; stronghold; citadel
Yangtze River; Changjiang River
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
indulgence (e.g. in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain