coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery; coal-mine shaft
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
participant; entrant; player; competitor
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
way one walks; one's walk
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste
feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
writers and artists; persons who take delight in such refined pursuits as poetry, literature, painting and calligraphy
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
novel; story; (work of) fiction
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
posterity; future generations; future life
management; administration; operation
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
person of letters; literary person
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
courteous; decorous; polite
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right