book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
everywhere; all over; throughout
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
though; even if; whether ... or ...
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
schoolgirl; female student
to part left and right; to open out
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to turn towards; to point
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
all present; all concerned; all of us
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age