recommended books; recommended reading
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
prudence; discretion; thought; consideration
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
self-determination; suicide
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
around the world; throughout the world
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
antisocial; contrary to public order or morality; offensive; sociopathic; immoral; obscene
crime novel; crime fiction
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must (juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless