proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
everyday life; daily life
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
from ... to; between ... and; or
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
adding; connecting; joining; drawing a forced inference; forced analogy
to look mad; to act nuts; to seem crazy
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
possible; probable; likely
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to know much of the world
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
subjective symptoms; patient's complaints
new book; new publication
temporary (paper) binding
author; writer; novelist; artist
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen