if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
winter vacation; winter holidays
impossible to do (although wants to)
Genesis (book of the Bible)
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to read to the end; to read through; to read from cover to cover
reading through; reading over
several times; once or twice
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
speech and conduct; words and deeds
contradiction; inconsistency
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to fight against; to oppose; to face
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; (lit.) 8 faces and 6 arms