memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
reading aloud; recitation
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
library (usu. single-room); small library
collection of books; (personal) library
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
opinion; point of view; visual point
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
small fraction; small proportion
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
heating power; thermal power; firepower
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
fair and square; open and aboveboard
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
(present) head of a family
another family; another house
discreet; modest; cautious
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come