volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to accept; to receive; to agree
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to ask a question; to ask questions
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
contrastive; contrasting; contradistinctive
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background
line-spacing in text; (fig.) between the lines
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely