immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
many; much; plenty; hardly
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
woman entertainer; prostitute
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
medal; shield; card on which dharani (etc.) are written; notice board (in a Zen temple); tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.)
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
-less; lacking; non-existing
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
stolen goods; loot; spoils
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of