to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
way; method; means; resource; course
speaking voice; talking voice
hello; good day; good afternoon
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
female high-school student
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
full breasts; ample breasts; breast enlargement
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
close; intimate; on good terms
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
guardian; protector; patron; parent
debtor; debit; way of borrowing
almost every day; almost daily
library (usu. single-room); small library
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
I-novel; novel narrated in the first person
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
pure literature; belles-lettres
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
return of something; repayment
to finish reading; to read through