thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
writing; composition; essay; sentence
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
slowly and quietly; smoothly
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
schoolgirl; female student
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
other side; opposite side; other party
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
middle of the night; dead of night
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
that kind; competition; match
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
example; specimen; sample
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
invisibly; secretly; privately
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
indeed; really; truly; very much
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
semi-darkness; dim light; poor light; dusk; twilight
talking while standing; standing around talking
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy