sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
history of; experience of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
birth; creation; formation
follower; attendant; valet; servant
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
nature; property; disposition
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
if it is the case that ...
to add (e.g. a postscript)
explanation; interpretation
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand