to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
assistance; backing; support; aiding and abetting (a crime); abetment
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
long time; long interval; for quite some time
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
ardent; passionate; vehement
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to do together; to share; to participate in
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to slide into; to slip into
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
gradually; slowly but steadily
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
unexpectedly; surprisingly
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
spine (of book); binding (of book)
double take (esp. out of surprise)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome