choices; alternatives; options
addiction to the printed word; reading addict; book (print) junkie
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to entrust; to leave to a person
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
Kurea; Clair; Claire; Clare (Ireland)
bento; Japanese box lunch
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
android; artificial human; robot
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand