leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
door; gate; opening; title page
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
government worker; public servant; civil servant
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
those (near the second person)
to write down; to record; to register
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to be pleased with; to suit
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
to be relieved; to feel relieved
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with
absolutely; positively; decidedly
rather; better; instead; if anything
sincere; earnest; serious
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
long; drawn-out; very long
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward