to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
excerpt; extract; annotation; shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
plants and animals; flora and fauna
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
level; standard; water level
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
in the end; on top of that
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
notes; comment; remark; annotation