to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
one's view on love; one's philosophy of love
to blow off; to be blown off
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
long ago; once upon a time
fate; destiny; predestination
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
at work; in the midst of work; working
adaptation (of a novel, play, etc.)
library; book collection; paperback book
private tutor; coach; governess
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
within; inside of; less than
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
a few hours; several hours; about two to six hours
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
to cease; to stop; to be over
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
routine work; everyday work
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence
article; discourse; dissertation; editorial; leading article; leader
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
affectation; showiness; pretence