autumn, the best season for reading
height of; middle of; full bloom
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
adds force or indicates command
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
book; volume; this; present; main; head
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to be absorbed in reading
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in that way; thus; so; so?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
honorific/polite/humble prefix
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
showing or announcing a program's name (e.g. television, theater)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
a little bit; a little while
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker