to waste time; to kill time
drinking straight from a bottle
Buraiha (post-WWII group of dissolute Japanese writers); Decadent School
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; (lit.) monk for three days
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
selection and commentary (on literary texts or poems)
possibility; potential; expandability
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
to be entwined; to be involved
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
to round up; to gather; to muster; to mobilize; to mobilise
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
to take pains (doing something); to take great care
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
to publish a book; to put out a book
we are innocent until proven guilty; suspicion alone is not grounds for punishment; in dubio pro reo
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
sundry; various; assorted