to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
sickroom; hospital room; ward
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
smoothly; easily; readily
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
beginning; opening; start; outset
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
humbly presenting; respectfully presenting
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to be jealous; to be envious
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
innumerable; countless; numberless
sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to force open; to push open
being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
French; French food; French cuisine
well-known store; famous shop
television studio; TV studio
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition