book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
high mountain; alpine mountain
each house; every house; many houses
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius); hippo
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
nervousness; oversensitivity
shopping; purchased goods
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
walking heavily; lumbering
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
outer surface; outside; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
adventure story; novel of adventure
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
manly; masculine; like a man
summer cold (illness); summer flu
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale