investigation; research; looking something up
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
Lyra (constellation); the Lyre
Aquila (constellation); the Eagle
Summer Triangle (asterism)
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
in one's own way or style
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
weather; fair weather; fine weather
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
input; (data) entry; typing
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
novel; story; (work of) fiction
movie; film; motion picture
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to finish reading; to read through
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse