what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
everything; anything; nothing
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to think of; to come up with
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
basement floor; underground floor
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
open access (in a library); open shelves
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
closed-stacks (e.g. in a library); closed shelf system
private; exclusive; secret
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
space (room, area, outer space)
as far as the eye can see
exhibition; display; putting on show
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
materials; data; document
technical book; specialized book; treatise
to take away; to carry away
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
it hasn't been long since
narrow, long, and thin pieces of wood strung together that were used to write on in ancient times
historic; historical; traditional
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
although I say; although one might say; although called
everywhere; at every turn
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
construction; architecture (of buildings)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)