book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to have one's name entered (in a list)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
party conference; party council; party decision; party resolution
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
blood relationship; blood relative
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
proposal; motion; recommendation
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
bygones; the past; past event
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (something) as it stands; unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
staying behind; remaining; residual
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
Akutagawa Ryūnosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)
14th day of the month; 14 days
middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
acquired (e.g. characteristic); learned (e.g. behaviour); a posteriori
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place