living room (Western style); sitting room
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
grasp; catch; understanding
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
(some) more; even more; longer; further
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
inattention; absent-mindedness
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
writing; composition; essay; sentence
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to say; to be called; to do
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
with a friendly grin; smilingly
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
new book; new publication
signed book; autographed book
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)