Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
here and there; in places
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya
story; tale; talk; discussion
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
way; method; means; resource; course
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to be hesitant; to feel timid
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
running out of battery; battery depletion; going flat; loss of energy; depletion of stamina
hereabouts; around there; that area
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
indiscriminate reading; unsystematic reading; desultory reading; reading at random
everyday life; daily life
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
skim reading; diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
tag (children's game); tig