receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
one room apartment; studio apartment
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
keeping things tidy and in order
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to lie down; to throw oneself down
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
returning from school; going home from school
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
indescribable; having no way to express
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
drawing; painting; picture
fellow sufferers pity each other
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to cover with plastic wrap (e.g. food)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
all-America; pan-American; all of America
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference