no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
account book; register; ledger
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
in succession; one after another
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
pessimism; disappointment
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
very interesting; of great interest
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
relation; connection; relevance
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
counter for books; volume
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
mending; repair; darning; patching up
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking