authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to go along; to walk along; to follow
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
firm; strong; solid; stable
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
dust jacket; book jacket; dust wrapper; dust cover
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
everyday life; daily life
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
surname; family name; last name
since when; from when; how long
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
button (clothing); push-button
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread