sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
older sister; elder sister
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
than; from; out of; except; but; more
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
how long; how far; how much
only; merely; but; no more than
third day of the month; three days
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
very; extremely; excessively
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
all; entire; whole; altogether
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)