environment; surroundings; circumstances
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
promising; hopeful; full of promise
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
outer surface; outside; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
literature; books (reference); document
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity