a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
messy room; dirty room; unclean room
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
briskly; quickly; promptly
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to vacuum; to clean with a vacuum cleaner
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
split; division; break up
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
karoshi; death from overwork
to thrust away; to send flying
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
to forget completely; to leave behind
to be absorbed in reading
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
all present; all concerned; all of us
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
cookware; cooking utensil