sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
composed expression; clear face
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
receptionist; reception woman
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
I see; that's right; indeed
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to see through; to see the true nature of something
it's no joke; gimme a break!
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
sharply; harshly; stingingly
selection; choice; picking out
television program; TV program
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
not caring; not giving a damn
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)