condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to reminisce; to engage in a lively conversation; to discuss mutual interests
father; dad; husband; you; he
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
very young; little; childish; immature
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
for example; for instance; e.g.
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
black comedy; dark comedy
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
external wound; (physical) trauma
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to be accustomed to reading
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
hard fight; difficult struggle