heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
hospitalization; hospitalisation
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
football (soccer, rugby, American football, etc.; esp. soccer)
complete bed rest; complete rest and quiet
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
for a change; for variety's sake
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
format; form; (data) format; formatting (a disk); format
second part (of three); second volume; middle part; novella; short novel
plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
audience (with a lord, dignitary, etc.); interview; first (public) appearance; debut; trial service (of a servant); probation
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
whole book; whole volume; whole story
collection of short stories; collected short stories
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
compulsive kisser; person who gives many kisses; person who likes kissing others
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
fool; blockhead; idiot; dunce
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
barely; just; narrowly; with difficulty
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work