manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
adventure story; novel of adventure
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
indeed; really; truly; very much
spine (of book); binding (of book)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
latest version; latest edition
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
high; noble; refined; advanced
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
being upright and cleanhanded
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve
easy to read; legible; clear
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
a few years ago; some years back
cold-weather damage (to crops)
young person; youth; young
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
possession; retention; maintenance
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
prime minister (in ancient China)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation