in company; among people; philtrum; vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to face on; to look out on to
study; library; den; home office; reading room
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
spine (of book); binding (of book)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
time; hour; period; class
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
irritation; annoyance; frustration
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
drop (e.g. of water); drip
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to try all possible means
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
authority; power; influence
(political) power; authority; influence
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for