study; library; den; home office; reading room
throwing stones; slingshot; sling
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
Arecaceae (palm family of plants); Palmae
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
to count on one's fingers
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead