plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
river; stream; River; the ... river
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
door; gate; opening; title page
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
Dutch studies; studies of Western knowledge
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to take over; to hand over
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
neighbourhood; neighborhood
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
life; living; I; me; student
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
all-out attack; general offensive
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to talk; to carry meaning
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
correction; revision; amendment