the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
difficult to write or draw; does not write well (pen, brush, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
while; during; while; although; all; both
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to translate; to interpret
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
sacred books; sutras; scriptures; Bible
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
indeed; really; truly; very much
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
woman; female; feminine gender
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
by means of; due to; because of; according to