reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
such; like that; that sort of; very
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
library (usu. single-room); small library
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
spine (of book); binding (of book)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart