rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
guardian; protector; patron; parent
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
present (brought by a visitor); gift
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
cannot be compared with; no match for
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
guaranteed; authentic; certified
study; library; den; home office; reading room
collection of books; (personal) library
materials; data; document
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
example; exercise (for the reader)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
modern Japanese; current written style
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
round; spherical; circular
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately