relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
collection of books; (personal) library
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
group; bunch; crowd; group
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
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.)
Japanese-style bookbinding
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
counter for books; volume
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
to take (be in) charge of
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)