above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
about this time; about now
along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to kidnap; to abduct; to drag (someone to an event or place); to force (someone) to go (to)
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
comic; comics; comic opera; comic; comical
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
flight; desertion; escape
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
prickling; stinging; tingling
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
in good health; alive and well; going strong
stealthily; secretly; in secret
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
fold; crease; lineage; pedigree; reason; logic
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation