to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
almost; roughly; approximately
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
succession; continuation; series; sequence
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to be excited; to be elated
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
pure literature; belles-lettres
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
magic sword; cursed sword
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening