to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
best regards; please take care of; please do
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
scenery; scene; landscape
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
it's been a long time; long time no see
study; library; den; home office; reading room
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
such; this sort of; like this
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
to pile up; to accumulate
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
genius; prodigy; natural gift
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to serve; to work for; to attend
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...