to go past; to pass; to pass by
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
several times; once or twice
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
enrollment in kindergarten; enrolment in nursery school; entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
one's post; place of work; workplace
time for reporting to work; time one leaves home to go to work; working hours; number of hours worked
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
technical book; specialized book; treatise
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation