living room (Western style); sitting room
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
in order; in turn; one by one
counter for books; volume
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
unsafe day (when unprotected sex can to lead to conception)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
anything and everything; just about everything
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
difficult problem; challenge
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
society; the world; the times
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
medical science; medicine
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to be helpful; to be useful
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry