to be absorbed in reading
fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
softness; gentleness; weakness
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
essence; true nature; substance; reality
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
editor (in publishing, etc.)
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
experiential; empirical; experimental
three kinds; three varieties
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point