first generation; founder
proofreading; calibration
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
chopsticks; (something) at hand; (in) one's possession; (near) one's hands
editor (in publishing, etc.)
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
surname; family name; last name
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
revising (a manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
hokora; small wayside shrine
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
strict order; peremptory command
to arrive home; to return
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
all but dead; half killed
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
mid-air breakage; mid-air disintegration
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to use up all one's strength; to die
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)