study; library; den; home office; reading room
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
large build; large pattern
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
rubbed copy; folio of rubbings
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to accept (a thing) with thanks
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)