bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
direct current; DC; data center; District of Columbia; DC; male junior high school student
USB; universal serial bus; USB flash drive; USB memory stick
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to scribble (down); to write quickly; to dash off
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
Japan and the United Kingdom; Japanese-British; Anglo-Japanese; Japanese-English (translation, interpretation, etc.)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to do over; to remake; to resume
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
self-control; self-restraint
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to melt together; to blend together
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
estimate (of costs); budget
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
leadership; initiative; spearhead
wintertime; winter season
take (e.g. in film-making)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on