standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
book; volume; this; present; main; head
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
author; writer; novelist; artist
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
kitchen; financial situation
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo