tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
book making (binding, publishing)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
symbol; code; sign; notation
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to be absorbed in reading
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
without; but if; otherwise; or else
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery; to have a sheen; to be slimy
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
unicorn; narwhal; qilin (Chinese unicorn)
out of fashion; out of style; outmoded
person who is ...; thing that is ...
to like; to love; to be fond of