to be absorbed in reading
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
journal; magazine; periodical
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
vexing; irritating; impatient
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to summon; to get used to call
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
Royal Observatory, Greenwich (England); Royal Greenwich Observatory (RGO)
very recently; in the very recent past
spectrum (radio, etc.); spectral; spectra
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to be found; to be discovered
article; news story; report; account
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
spectroscope; spectrograph
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
composition; constitution
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
variation; rogue (something)
mutation; change; transition
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor