library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
leather-bound; leather binding
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
troubled face; worried expression
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
a second time; again; once more; twice
suffix for familiar person
digest; summary; abridgment
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
(scrutinizing) carefully; (examining) thoroughly; (looking at) closely
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to learn; to study; to take lessons in