to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
favourite book; favorite book
variant edition (of a book); alternative version; different manuscript; strange book; rare book; unique book
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
good feeling; feeling good
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
all companies; each company
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed
the opposite direction; the other way
strange; rare; novel; curious
north of a lake; north of Lake Biwa
outing; excursion; pleasure trip; going on a picnic
one's own car; privately owned car
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
private person; individual
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
night view; night skyline; nightscape
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
upper half of the body; upper body
to attract public attention; to create a stir; to arouse interest
vista; background; perspective; distant view
outside congress; non-parliamentary; non-hospital (e.g. dispensary, pharmacy, treatment); outside a hospital