simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
medical book; medical journal
dozens; scores of; decades
large notebook (usu. used for taking lecture notes)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
skim reading; diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
several years; a few years
emotional strength; force of will
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
January; first month of the lunar calendar
eighth day of the month; eight days
ninth day of the month; nine days
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect