to be hesitant; to feel timid
the hiragana character "ku"; chevron-shaped; dogleg-shaped
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
whole face; all over one's face
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
banning of books; banned book
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
funny story; funny anecdote
deep inside; innermost place
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
input; (data) entry; typing
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
permission; approval; authorization; license
appearance; air; condition; state; form
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
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
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month