clanging; empty; deserted
to come and go; to go back and forth
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
library (usu. single-room); small library
immediately; right away; on the spot
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to discuss; to talk together
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
that is to say; so that means
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
society; the world; the times
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
successive generations; successive emperors
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
many; much; plenty; hardly
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining