dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
accurate; correct; precise; exact
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
notebook; account book; register
large notebook (usu. used for taking lecture notes)
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
dictation; verbal statement
supernatural calamities; harm caused by spirits
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to begin talking; to open up
someone; a certain person
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
faith in the power of language; belief that reality is affected by the spoken word; speaking of a lucky (or unlucky) event will bring it about
ancient writing (Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period); Chinese character script used before the Qin period