study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
chair; stool; post; office; position
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
unofficial report; confidential report
good feeling; feeling good
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
business; errand; nature of one's business
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
home area; home town; local
tradition; legend; folklore
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
back of a stone monument; inscription on the back of a stone monument
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
intention; idea; inclination; wish
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
by myself; in person; by oneself
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
right to know; right to access information
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder