to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
that's the way it is; such is life
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
commerce; trade; business
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
local production for local consumption
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
home area; home town; local
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
thank you for your continued patronage
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
as you see; as you can see
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
internal organs; intestines; viscera
leaf vegetable; green vegetable; edible herb
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
pleasant feeling; good vibes
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)