postponement; deferment; adjournment
reason; grounds; circumstances
to have an eye on; to zero in on
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
cannot be helped; unavoidable
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
to commit a crime; to do evil
to blaze; to burn brightly
very rude; very insolent; extremely reprehensible; outrageous
rereading; reading again; reading a single kanji twice (with different pronunciations) in kanbun
ornamental writing (esp. initial letters); decorative lettering; fancy script
reading the first character of each line of a horizontally written text (to reveal a hidden word or message); reading acrostically
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
treasure house; storage for valuable property
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
including (in a package); packing together with
finder (of lost property)
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
tiring easily; easy to tire
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
almanac of seasonal words (for haiku poets)
candy fashioned in human and animal forms; deceptive appearance; all show; empty suit
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
to outwit; to get the better of; to leave (an opponent) dumbfounded; (lit.) to expose (someone's) nose
entry (into a library, museum, etc.); entering
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular