urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted basket or box (e.g. of chocolates)
high blood pressure; hypertension
high-salt miso; salty miso
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
anonymity; using an assumed name
to find out; to discover; to locate
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to take a breath; to take a short rest
periodic; regular; routine
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause