study; library; den; home office; reading room
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
while; during (the time when)
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
photography event; photo session; photo shoot
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to get out of bed; to show a leg
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid