absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
descriptive (narrative) part
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
just because; even if; even though
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
manners; behavior; behaviour
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to hide; to keep to oneself
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
sweet and sour; bittersweet
love triangle; eternal triangle
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
sympathy; empathy; response
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell