on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
making a living copying or writing
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
writing; composition; essay; sentence
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
now; the present time; just now; another; more
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
is something that; is that which
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
writing (e.g. as a profession)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
if it is the case that ...
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
door; gate; opening; title page
partly open; in half bloom
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue