very careful; thoroughly prepared
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
stairs; stairway; staircase
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
way of speaking; intimation
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to