measure; measuring tape; measuring
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
for a while; for some time; for a period
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
to push away; to push aside; to shove
title; index; heading; headline; caption
lord of a manor; estate steward
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
esoteric Buddhist ritual in which incantations are chanted; magic
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to die out; to become extinct
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
aquatic animal; aquatic fauna
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
ability to think up names; knack for naming things
to take away; to carry off
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
lock-opening; lock-picking
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand