book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
indeed; really; truly; very much
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
unkindness; unfriendliness
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
likability; favorability; popularity
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to apologize; to apologise
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
Bismarck; Otto; Eduard; Leopold; von
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state