tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
living; lifestyle; living room
everywhere; all over; throughout
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
nervousness; oversensitivity
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
minimum; at the very least
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
book; volume; this; present; main; head
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
collection of books; (personal) library
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
striking; remarkable; considerable
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage