difficult to obtain; difficult to get
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
stock; inventory; having in stock; being in stock
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
system; institution; organization; organisation
event held the night before another event; eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
nobori; long, narrow banner attached to a pole on one side and a horizontal rod along the top
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
killing two birds with one stone
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to go ahead; to pull ahead