it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
rather; sooner; preferably
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to bring back; to restore
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
enemy encounter; encounter (with); running into; coming across
greeting; a fine thing to say
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
enumeration; citation; listing
novel; story; (work of) fiction
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
as usual; as is one's habit
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to hide; to keep to oneself
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
men and women of all ages
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
depending on; dependent on
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
ectogenesis; outside the body
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something