to machine; to cut; to scrape
keyboard (of a piano, typewriter, etc.)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to compose; to put together
nippers; diagonal pliers; wire cutters
to leave as it is; to defer
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
being left in an awkward position; being put in a dilemma; being in a fix; losing face
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
talk; recital; narration; topic
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
to stop talking; to be silent
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
electronic piano; digital piano
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
behavioral economics; behavioural economics
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
classical theatre; classical theater
misreading; misinterpreting
narrative part (of a text); descriptive writing (excluding direct speech and quotations)
example; illustration; precedent
deceiving; cheating; fooling
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
uninhabited island; desert island