black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
hating; strongly disliking
compromise; cross; blending; eclecticism
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
person making threats; intimidator
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
intermission (between acts); interlude
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
I-novel; novel narrated in the first person
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
erotic novel; amorous novel; pornographic novel
to cause controversy; to be controversial; to arouse criticism; to raise a storm; to cause a stir
voluminous work; bulky volume; tome; great work; masterpiece; magnum opus
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil