will; testament; last request
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
how long; how far; how much
two (long cylindrical things)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
indeed; really; truly; very much
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to put someone to trouble
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
dealing with; coping with
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
Japanese-style writing desk
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
tatami chair; legless chair; small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
playing with balls (e.g. football, playing catch, etc.)
(in Japanese architecture) transom
decoration; ornament; trimmings