record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
dispersing; breaking up; running away
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
several minutes; a few minutes
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
novel; original; new; innovative
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
display stand; exhibition table
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
classic (work, esp. book); the classics