leaping through time; time travel
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to finish reading; to read through
memories; recollections; reminiscence
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
stepwise; one step at a time
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to be relieved; to feel relieved
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
with a start; with a jump
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
reaction; response; reaction
to finish reading; to read through
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
beginning; outset; first; onset