rather than; more ... than ...
making (something) widely known; announcement; unveiling
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
light from outside; natural light
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
between the pages of a book; between two books
great writer; literary master; distinguished author
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
low dining table; tea table
three; three years of age
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
bed with frame made of pipes
to repaint; to paint again
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
such ... as; or some such
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
excerpt; extract; annotation; shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to bind; to file; to finish (a dish) by pouring beaten egg into the broth; to sew up; to stitch together
book bound in the traditional Japanese style
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
chillingly; shiveringly; with goosebumps; uncomfortably; restlessly
eruption; volcanic eruption
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
pigment; paint; colour; color
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying