reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to feel blue; to feel depressed
act of mercy; helping another person
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
silicon; silicone (oxidized form)
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
in terms of; from the point of view of
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; dots
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
serious; severe; grave; acute
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in