book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
northern part; the north (of a region)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
another name; synonym; alias; pseudonym
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
to head home; to leave for home
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner
to relax; to feel at home
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
landing; alighting; touch down
scene; view; prospect; outlook
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
being rather confused; looking somewhat dismayed (perturbed)
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)