to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
bibliography (list of books by an author or on a subject); bibliography (history or description of books); book
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
counter for books; volume
the other day; a few days ago
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
such ... as; or some such
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
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.)
boarder; boarding student
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
with a momentary flash of light
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
new arrivals (of products etc.); new consignment
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets