to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
due form; official; formality
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
earnings from a part-time job
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
choices; alternatives; options
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
partition between two rooms; room divider; partition wall
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
(very) back (last) row; rearmost row
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
silence (not speaking); muteness
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
as if to say; as much as to say; as though
to speak; to say; to vocalize
study (e.g. material); learning; for studying