number of articles; number of items; quantity
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
contributor; poster; submitter
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
finishing in one go; completing in one sitting; (doing something) in a single breath
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to be left lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; to be abandoned by one's supporters; to have the rug pulled from under one; (lit.) to have the ladder pulled out from under one
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
closing credits (of a film, TV show, etc.); end credits
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to compose; to put together
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
a great variety of; diversity
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents; ungrateful child; unfilial child
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift