heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
desk lamp; floor lamp; standard lamp
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
to be softened; to calm down
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to someone's name
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to pause; to have a short intermission
to look around; to survey
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
in search of; in order to look for
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
folding; collapsible; telescopic
synthetic leather; artificial leather; leatherette
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to relax; to feel at home
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
multiple personality; split personality
to acquire a trade; to learn a vocation
becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; introduction (to); primer; entering through a gate
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
after a long time; for the first time in a while