present; gift; to give a present or gift
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to work hard; to work diligently
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
book; volume; this; present; main; head
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
letterpress printing; moveable type printing
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
loveable; very likeable; like very much
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
spine (of book); binding (of book)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
illustration (e.g. book); picture
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
indeed; really; truly; very much
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
being somewhat excited (agitated)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
performance of one's official duties
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to jump up and down; to hop
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity