middle and high-school students
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
library; book collection; paperback book
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
novelization; novelisation; turning a film script into a novel
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
buying a CD, book, etc. because of the cover
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
writing; composition; essay; sentence
proper; respectable; decent; honest
unpredictability; element of surprise
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga
illustration (e.g. book); picture
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to keep a watchful eye on
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to be kind to; to treat kindly
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
being startled; getting a shock
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
indeed; really; truly; very much
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to use and then throw away
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest