book; volume; this; present; main; head
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
should; must; -able; probably; likely
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
verbal promise; one's word
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
library (usu. single-room); small library
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
is something that; is that which
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
programme; program; plans; arrangements
by myself; in person; by oneself
caller; visitor; company; guest
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
receiving; acceptance; reception
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to be bewildered; to be perplexed