privately printed book; private (press) edition
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
cyclostomes (eel-like jawless fishes with round mouths used for sucking)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
research; study; investigation
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
to die; (lit.) to become bones
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
largehearted; frank; unaffected
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
the past; bygone days (years, age, etc.); the course (route) one has come by; the direction one came from
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
deformity; malformation; strange shape; unusual shape
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
inn town; post town; post-station town
indelible scene of one's childhood; earliest remembered scene; original scenery; unspoiled landscape
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
bent back; hunchback; stoop
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position