truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
material; materials; data; information; documents
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
to write down; to record; to register
The Pillow Book (Heian-period collection of writings by Sei Shōnagon)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
Rig Veda (collection of hymns in Vedic Sanskrit)
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
question; inquiry; enquiry
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)