to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
handbook; manual; vade mecum; essential item; must-have
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to put on airs; to assume importance
preface; introduction; preamble
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
tenth day of the month; ten days
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
witnessing; observing; sighting
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities
moving about; stirring about
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at