shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
handbook; manual; compendium
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
cushion; pillow; mattress
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to be helpful; to be useful
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
class; heading; group; category
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
study; research; investigation
to cultivate a better understanding
with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness
absence; disregard; indifference
common knowledge; well-known fact
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
nine parts; nine percent; almost
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
shuffling of tiles; cleaning mahjong tiles
annual (plant); first-year student
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
Japanese version of baseball played with a hard rubber ball
four balls; base on balls; a walk
moonlight; moon; moonbeams
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent