book; volume; this; present; main; head
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
floundering while nearly drowning; suffering
indicates storeys, structures, or materials used in a building; indicates denomination
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
in terms of; from the point of view of
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to need; to demand; to take; to require
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
based on; on the basis of
character of a place; situation; location; occasion
feast for one's eyes; sight as pleasing as the New Year
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to put on airs; to affect (e.g. importance); to look wise