to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
means; way; method; measure
prohibition; inhibition; ban
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
very likely; very probable
defence of Buddhist doctrines; god who defends Buddhist doctrines; defence of the constitution; religious power to dispel demons and diseases
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium
black maple (Acer nigrum)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
feeling keenly; fully realizing
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
that; the matter in question
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
interruption; suspension; break
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
alone; by oneself; on one's own
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
each place; various places
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove