today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
ten; 10; ten years of age
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to throw open; to leave open
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
between the pages of a book; between two books
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
until now; so far; up to the present
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible