to be absorbed in reading
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
coffee jelly; coffee jello; gelled sweetened coffee dessert
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
volunteer activities; volunteerism
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
calamity; disaster; misfortune
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
fraction; odd amount; leftover amount
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
likability; favorability; popularity
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to differ; to vary; to disagree
objection; dissent; protest
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
society; the world; the times
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to subsist; to keep on living
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
polydactyly; polydactylism; hyperdactyly
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
if you think about it; come to think of it
large amount of money; great cost
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie