picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
derivation; development; offshoot
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
original word; original language
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
leather cover; leather binding
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
characters that are difficult to read; poor handwriting
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
kousso (African flowering plant, Hagenia abyssinica); kosso; cusso; koso; brayera
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
in (a period of time, manner); at (a time, stage in life, etc.); despite; although; as well as; (both) ... and ...
living room (Western style); sitting room
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
sports-minded; sports-oriented