male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute
the same as always; day after day
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
spitting image; dead ringer; exact resemblance
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
food storage; provision store; pantry
receiving; acceptance; reception; admission
last ray of hope; only hope
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
real experience; actual observations
the senses; sensuality; carnality
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
skim reading; skipping through text
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
posterity; future generations; future life
to finish reading; to read through
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
counter for birds or rabbits
remainder; the rest; what is left
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
Japan and the West; Japanese style and Western style
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling