onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
even though; despite; when
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
preference; priority; precedence
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
and then; and so; and; so then
to put one's strength into
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
senior high school; high school
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
trial in absentia; judgment by default (judgement)
library (usu. single-room); small library
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like