library; book collection; paperback book
Kinokuniya; Kinokuniya (book store chain)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
National Diet Library; Library of Congress
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
person who has committed suicide
meeting hall; assembly hall
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to make a lasting impression
Lockheed bribery scandal (uncovered in 1976)
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
that day; the very same day
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
lowdown; inside curtain; inside information; hidden circumstances; inside facts; inner workings
last ray of hope; only hope