favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
patting; stroking; caressing
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
stifled (laughter); simmering
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
back off!; leave me alone!
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
scale; scope; plan; structure
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
counter for books; volume
sale; sales; selling; marketing
to some extent; to a certain extent
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to be profitable; to yield a profit
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
transcription; copying; handwriting (as a school subject); penmanship