sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
travel writing; travel piece; traveller's journal; traveler's journal
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
professional; person good at a particular job; person who does their job without mistakes
to ask for too much; to expect too much
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
down quilt; feather quilt; feather duvet; eiderdown
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
cabbageworm (caterpillar of the cabbage white butterfly)
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
the ocean; the great deep
private office; private practice
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
house centipede (Scutigeromorpha spp.); contemptible person; skunk; wretch
spider's thread; spider silk
silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
borrowing something already borrowed
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
inscrutable and interesting are the ways people are brought together
to be Instagrammable; to be Insta-worthy; to look attractive enough to post on social media; to be photogenic
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
quickly adaptable; pro-active
about; concerning; related to; -ish