psychological horror (genre)
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
library (usu. single-room); small library
summertime; summer season
cooling oneself; enjoying the cool air
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
just because; even if; even though
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
computer terminology; computer term
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
restoration; repair; mending
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
complete works; complete collection; complete series
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
hundred-yen store; dollar store
operability; usability; user friendliness; ease of use; maneuverability; manoeuvrability
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture