to intervene; to stop (something)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
wives and tatami mats are best when new
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
based on; built on; made from
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
example sentence; illustrative sentence; model sentence
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
how-to (book); self-help book
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
commuter; season-ticket passenger
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
convenient; handy; useful
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
timewise; temporal; chronal
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself