a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
becoming old; grain or plant harvested more than a year ago
home delivery (of food); outside catering
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to take a picture; to take a photo
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
living room (Western style); sitting room
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to profess to be; to pass oneself off (as); to advertise oneself (as); to advertise; to announce; to make publicly known
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
library (usu. single-room); small library
investigation; research; looking something up
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
classbook; yearbook; graduation album
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
several weeks; a few weeks
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
border (between countries); national border
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
outside the country; abroad