towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
stairs; stairway; staircase
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
in the end; on top of that
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
sense of unity; sense of oneness
complete; whole; perfect; safe
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
novel; story; (work of) fiction
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
technical book; specialized book; treatise
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to strip and leave clothes lying around
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to be photographed; to be projected
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away