to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
bombshell announcement (statement)
and; thereupon; because of that
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
to rise; to erect; to get up
interior design; interior; upholstery
for example; for instance; e.g.
to fan; to incite; to instigate
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
library (usu. single-room); small library
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
bottle of ink; ink bottle
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to roll about; to writhe about
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh