bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to cover fully; to wrap around
low dining table; tea table
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
pulp fiction; dime novel; akahon; university entrance exam workbook (published by Kyōgakusha); storybook (with red cover, Edo period); Red Guide (Michelin)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
to this extent; to this degree; this much
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
tattling; telling on (someone)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
well-known; noted; celebrated
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
chocolate chips; chocolate chip
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
individual packaging; individual wrapping