absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to look away; to avert one's eyes
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
semi-transparent; translucent
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to make a speech; to address
student (esp. a university student)
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
almost every day; almost daily
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"