flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
I see; that's right; indeed
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
settlement; solution; resolution
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to open (one's eyes) wide
about this time; about now
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
Japan and Russia; Russo-Japanese
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
to leave (a note, will, etc.) behind; to leave (a manuscript, etc.) unfinished; to leave half-written; to forget to write; to leave out
writing (a book); book; (literary) work; writings
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
brown; light brown; tawny
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)