backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to lean against; to set against
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
fortress; stronghold; citadel
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
way out; means to escape; escape route
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
kenpō practitioner; martial artist (esp. of hand-to-hand combat)
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
price; cost; value; worth; value
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
contract; compact; agreement
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
several people; a few people
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains