as if it were about oneself
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
case (of a machine, computer, etc.); casing; housing; enclosure; cabinet; chassis
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
interrogation; hearing; trial
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to laugh away; to laugh off
the literary world; literary circles
novel for the masses; popular fiction; pulp
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
chapters and sections; chapter and verse
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
like this; such; thus; in this way
educational institution; school; academy; campus
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored