to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to be absorbed in reading
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
racewalking; race walking; walking race
presence; sitting with; being with
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
common (of objects, abstract things); usual
script reading; scenario reading; avid reader; bookworm; reading a book; reading books
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium