blank space; margin; blank canvas
ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; modification; qualification
preface; introduction; preamble
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to add; to write a postscript
troublesome; annoying; complicated
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
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
title of honour; title of honor
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
manners; behavior; behaviour
literally; to the letter; literal
being intrusive; intrusive person
selection (e.g. of poems, texts); anthology; selected extracts
Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha, Ltd. (name of a publishing company)
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
French (language, people)
illusion; fallacy; delusion
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
ingenuity; resourcefulness
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen