and then; and so; and; so then
em; em quad (printing); full-width character
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
repagination; new page; form feed; page break
blank space; margin; blank canvas
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
heaven and earth; top and bottom
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
fixed date; settlement date
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to begin; to set about; to start
very careful; thoroughly prepared
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
tenth day of the month; ten days
to pass (of time); to elapse
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to complete decisively; to do to completion
together; at the same time; same; identical
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
wherein; therein; thereinto
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently