loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
nonchalantly; without a care
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
rental video; video rental shop
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
even though it is not; despite not
way of reciting; way of telling a story
videocassette recorder; VCR
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
literature; books (reference); document
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
otherwise; or else; if not
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
one machine; one aircraft; one life