expression; presentation; representation; notation
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
preface; introduction; preamble
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
how long; how much; to what extent
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
self-consciousness; self-awareness
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
relatively; comparatively
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
writing (e.g. as a profession)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful