roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
base; basis; bedrock; platform
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
Japanese-language dictionary; dictionary of a national language
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to talk; to chat; to chatter
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
such; this sort of; like this
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
leaving everything up to someone else
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
sense of duty (obligation)
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
power creep (in video games, anime, etc.)
last days; the end; one's fate
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden