to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
great hurry; great haste; rush
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
one's way back; one's way home
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
maneuvering ground; manoeuvering ground
school building; schoolhouse
only; merely; but; no more than
single word; a few words; brief comment
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
distrust; unjust suspicion
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
just because; even if; even though
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager