unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
to fail; to screw up; to stuff up
irritability; peevishness; irascibility; hot temper
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
adoption or rejection; choice; separating the needed from the unneeded
smiling while looking at; enjoying reading
the three powers: heaven, earth and man
marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to dash off (a piece of writing); to scribble; to scrawl
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
will not do; do not; does not
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
counter for books; volume
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
fee; charge; rate; material
hydroplane (submarines); diving plane; diving rudder