bedside; near one's pillow
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
study of plants, minerals, and animals for use in Chinese medicine; herbalism; pharmacognosy
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
name; given name; first name
use; utility; effect; benefit
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
form; shape; figure; visage
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)