irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
huh; I'll be damned; well!
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to use (the same thing) for multiple purposes; to reuse; to work (someone) hard; to order around
both (people); the two of them
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
long ago; a long time ago; already
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
indiscriminate reading; unsystematic reading; desultory reading; reading at random
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; (arch.) Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
very likely; very probable
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
for work; for manufacturing
heap; pile; stack; full measure
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
matter causing distress; something causing worry
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
22nd day of the month; 22 days