dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
to watch over; to watch attentively
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to pass (of time); to elapse
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to feel; to sense; to experience
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
reskilling; improving one's skills
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to blow through; to blow across
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
when it becomes; when it comes to
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last