cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
new constitution (esp. Japan's postwar constitution)
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
whole nation; whole land; whole country
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
tomfoolery; monkey business
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
General Winter; hard winter; Jack Frost
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
commander; general; leader
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
daffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis); narcissus
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)