folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
swaying (repeatedly, in a large, slow motion)
cram for an exam; concentrated study
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
sympathy; compassion; pity
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
relation; connection; relevance
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
quick understanding; catching on quickly; (beginner's) guide; easy guide (to); quick start guide
cosmetics; toilet articles
ladies' magazine; women's magazine
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
(department) store; (department) stores
moving picture; film; cinema; movie theatre
sweet-scented; lustrous, shiny and beautiful
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
beautiful woman; pretty girl
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to despair of; to see the vanity of
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
happy life partnership; living faithfully together till death; Venus's flower basket (Euplectella aspergillum)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to go crazy; to lose one's mind
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways