eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
whenever you want; any time you like
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
presentation (e.g. of a gift, etc.)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
a dime a dozen; two a penny
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
alone; unaided; away from home
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
record of proceedings; minutes
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
secretary; councillor; councilor
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
ordinary citizen; the general public
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
outside of one's area of expertise
library (usu. single-room); small library
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
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
long ago; once upon a time
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
children's story; fairy tale
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate