popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
school building; schoolhouse
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
library (usu. single-room); small library
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
clanging; empty; deserted
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
hateful; detestable; loathsome
all; entire; whole; altogether
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
watery; soggy; racy; titillating; sexy
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
about this time; about now
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly