to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
observation; survey; watching
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
full version; complete version; unabridged edition
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
difference; variation; difference
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
conviction; belief; confidence
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
hidden room; secret chamber
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
after a long time; for the first time in a while
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful