bulky; massive; thick; heavy
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
addiction to the printed word; reading addict; book (print) junkie
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to jump at; to be attracted by
table of contents; contents
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to keep in mind; to memorize
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
import; importation; introduction; afferent
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)