material; materials; data; information; documents
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
entry (into a library, museum, etc.); entering
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
identification papers; ID
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
admission fee (for a museum, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
another; different; separate; discrete
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
lightly; easily; carelessly
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
no, not like that (but like this)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
unanticipated; unexpected
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance