indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
book; volume; this; present; main; head
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
genius; prodigy; natural gift
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
intelligence; intellect; brains
perfect; complete; flawless
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
(social) position; status
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to continue; to keep up; to keep on