frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
clanging; empty; deserted
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
close to the wall; alongside the wall
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
there is nothing; having nothing
(made of) stone; stone-built
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
word; term; language; speech
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
the front; honest; upright; decent
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)