even if not; even without
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
sticky note; tag; slip; label; Post-it note
brine shrimp (Artemia salina)
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
manservant; male attendant; valet
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
reading aloud; recitation
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
source of information; intelligence source; message source
to go out and away; to leave
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
to spread; to be propagated