with a light thud; with a flop; with a (light) clap; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
fight outside the stadium; fighting outside the ring
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
dispute; argument; contention
farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods; being in short supply
arrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment); procrastination
move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot
good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; betting booth (at a racecourse)
inside a library, museum, cinema, etc.; on the premises
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
literary history; history of literature
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
outline; summary; argument
cutting in line; queue jumping
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
sublease; sublet; lending (something one has borrowed) to someone else
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
collection of books; (personal) library
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)