to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
slim; slender; slight; delicate
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
joints; points (of a speech)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
counter for books; volume
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
separate volume; fascicle; fascicule
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
first volume (in a two or three-volume set); first book; volume one; book one
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)