going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
parents' observation day (at school); parents' visiting day; open day
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
widower; divorced man not remarried; (long-term) bachelor
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
technical book; specialized book; treatise
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier; register
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
bifocal glasses; bifocals
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information
to have an eye on; to zero in on