to look forward to something
front; frontage; facade; main
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
set of tools (implements); kit; outfit
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
period of time; time slot; time zone
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
counter for books; volume
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to collect; to assemble; to gather
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
resemblance; similarity; analogy
relation; connection; relevance
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
indeed; really; truly; very much