bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
basis for decision; evidence for judging
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
correspondence; exchange of letters
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
modern person; people of today
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
grudge; complaint; reproach
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
person being waited for; person who waits
modern translation; translation into modern language (of a classical text, e.g. The Tale of Genji)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
with a friendly grin; smilingly
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
documents to be presented; work to be submitted; submitted document; submitted work
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid