audio; audio equipment (esp. high-end)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
book; volume; this; present; main; head
all; entire; whole; altogether
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
dozens; scores of; decades
counter for books; volume
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; traditional bugaku hat
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to be surprised; to be astonished
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being