secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
counter for books; volume
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
(United States of) America; USA
prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device; data; datum
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
return; relapse; recurrence
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
state of mind; mentality; psychology
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
screw; propeller (e.g. on a ship)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue