library; book collection; paperback book
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
at that time; in those days
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
moving; touching; stirring
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
chroma; chroma saturation; color saturation (colour)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
approximate age; age range
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)