chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
in the same way as; just like
particularly; only; in the case of
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
romantic film; love movie
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase