closed-stacks (e.g. in a library); closed shelf system
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
tea olive (Osmanthus fragrans); fragrant olive; sweet olive
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things
foster sibling; foster brother; foster sister
modern Japanese; current written style
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
contradiction; inconsistency
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
phantom; vision; illusion
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to blow (of autumn wind); to fall out of love
autumn breeze; fall breeze
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
pierced; drilled; perforated; hollow
note (letter) left behind; will
information leak; intelligence leak
value; worth; virtue; blessing
to lose face; to be disgraced
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
to keep secret; to conceal
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
questionnaire; survey; poll
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
well-bred; of good upbringing
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)