to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
library (usu. single-room); small library
study; library; den; home office; reading room
matter to be checked or investigated
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to be dried out; to be parched
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
senior high school; high school
personal; individual; private
a considerable number; a fair number
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
indeed; really; truly; very much
letter (of alphabet); character; writing