rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
best regards; please take care of; please do
to take back; to recapture
I've got to be going; I must go
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
sea of blood; pool of blood
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
materials; data; document
few decades; many decades; several decades
comparatively; relatively
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
bento; Japanese box lunch
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
middle of the night; dead of night
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive