bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to make a speech; to address
please; somehow or other; one way or another
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
odds and ends; all; every
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
blistering heat; "major heat" solar term (approx. July 23)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to correct oneself; to restate
study; diligence; discount; reduction
your countenance (his ..., her ..., etc.)
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
single cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to get slightly dirty (all over)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
reading-book; reader; guidebook; textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
primer; manual; introductory book
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel