round; spherical; circular
junior high school student; middle school pupil
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
men and women of all ages
wherein; therein; thereinto
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
prompt; immediate; in real time
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
natural voice (without a microphone)
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
too much; excessively; too
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to keep away; to keep at a distance