life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to examine someone's expression
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
counter for books; volume
book; volume; this; present; main; head
leather cover; leather binding
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to get distracted; to jump off the track
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to carry; to bring (to a place)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
leaving half-read (book, etc.); leaving unfinished
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic