every evening; night after night
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
record of proceedings; minutes
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
secretary; councillor; councilor
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
ordinary citizen; the general public
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
if so; in that case; in that situation
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
outside of one's area of expertise
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
library (usu. single-room); small library
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
long ago; once upon a time
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
children's story; fairy tale