just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
university student; college student
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
frequency (of occurrence)
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
neat and clean; tidy; trim
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to employ one's secret weapon; to play one's trump card; to use the ace up one's sleeve
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering