bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
pure literature; belles-lettres
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
personal (employee); employed; retained
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
duty; obligation; responsibility
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
every person; each one; everybody
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade