bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to lean on; to rest against
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
book of oral narratives; story book
indiscriminate reading; unsystematic reading; desultory reading; reading at random
end; close; finish; termination
bad influence; negative influence
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
westward trip; trip to the West
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)