to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
study; library; den; home office; reading room
book; volume; this; present; main; head
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
interruption; suspension; break
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
spine (of book); binding (of book)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
walking briskly; determinedly
near; close; beside; third person
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to hand over; to surrender
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
technical book; specialized book; treatise
level; standard; water level