tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
have to do; must; should; ought to
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
for today; for the time being
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to jump from one thing to another
light; easy; non-serious; minor
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
accomplice; co-conspirator
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
to concern; to be related
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to keep in mind; to memorize
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
reading matter; reading material
narrow, long, and thin pieces of wood strung together that were used to write on in ancient times
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi