no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
folding book; folded sections of a book
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to collect; to assemble; to gather
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
until now; so far; up to the present
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to gather; to collect; to assemble
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
criticism; critique; review; commentary
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
faultfinding; carping; quibbling; cavilling; caviling
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
revision (of a rule, price, etc.); alteration; change
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
review (of learned material); revision
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
seal; hallmark; stamp die
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
founding a temple (on a hill-top)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
room to let; room for rent
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize