difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
oblong; landscape orientation
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
feeling of solidity; three-dimensionality; drawing highlights
watermark (in a stamp, banknote, etc.); openwork (engraving, carving, etc.)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
reissue (of a book, bond, passport, etc.); republication
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
person who has rendered distinguished service
stereotype; preconceived idea; preconceived notion
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
great person; eminent figure
powerful person; influential person
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
Fukuzawa Yukichi (1834-1901)
Noguchi Hideyo (1876-1928)
Sōseki Natsume (1867-1916; novelist)
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder