bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
link; directory entry; rink
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
teapot-like object made typically of lacquerware and used to pour hot and cold liquids; basin of water with two handles on either side used for washing one's face or hands
leather; leather-bound; leathern
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
reading aloud; recitation
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
princess; daughter of a nobleman
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
exclamation mark; exclamation point
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover