pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
shunga; erotic or pornographic woodblock prints
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
counter for books; volume
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
selection (e.g. of poems, texts); anthology; selected extracts
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
notes; comment; remark; annotation
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
complete works; complete collection; complete series
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
untouched; unused; intact
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
medicine; medical science
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner