sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
every single word and phrase; word by word
to become misty; to become hazy
self-study; self-teaching
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what somebody wants
toil; drudgery; penal servitude; imprisonment (with hard labour)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
shopaholic; compulsive buying; shopaholicism
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
everlasting; immortal; eternal; enduring; undying; imperishable
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to lean against; to set against
just because; even if; even though
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
damp; moist (negative nuance)
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
immediately; right away; on the spot
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
funny story; funny anecdote