to finish reading; to read through
annals; chronicle; chronology
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
posterity; future life; life to come
notes; comment; remark; annotation
to be absorbed in reading
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
(full) name; family name and given name
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
the opposite sex; isomerism
falling in love; attachment
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
to laugh away; to laugh off
(your) daughter; young woman
homosexuality; homosexual love
main question; real issue at hand
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
true character; true heart; true spirit
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
probability; likelihood; chances
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to be late; to be unpunctual
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)