practice writing with a brush; study; learning
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
to make (someone) learn; to be accustomed to ...; to be used to ...; to always ...
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
progress; advance; improvement; development
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
sundry expenses; various expenses
crookedness; bending; indentation; curvature; flexion
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
preparation; arrangements
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
harmony; concord; agreement; unity; union
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
tsuzumi; hourglass-shaped Japanese hand drum; drum (general term for struck leather percussion instruments)
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
periodic; regular; routine
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
lookout post; observation point
basking in the sun; sunbathing
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
presentation (e.g. of a gift)