study; library; den; home office; reading room
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
writing (e.g. as a profession)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
very busy (person or thing)
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
question; inquiry; enquiry
memory; sense; experience
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to stiffen; to become stiff
to spend time (on doing something)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing