front; frontage; facade; main
long ago; already; a long time ago
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to lie deep in; to extend far back
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
adventure story; novel of adventure
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
as a child; when one was a child
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
that; the matter in question
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
personal; individual; private
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
absolutely; positively; decidedly
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand