love of learning; desire for learning; passion for knowledge
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
outlet (e.g. for water or gas); market (for something); outlet (e.g. for excess energy); vent (e.g. for emotions)
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
esophagus; gullet; esophageal
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
short pause; short interval
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
to get moldy; to get mouldy; to get out-of-fashion
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
outing; excursion; pleasure trip; going on a picnic
to lie deep in; to extend far back
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
to knead well; to polish; to refine
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
banning of books; banned book
prohibition; ban; embargo
revolutionary (e.g. technology)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
crown; diadem; bottle cap
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged