dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
closing time; lockup; curfew
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
longing for; burning desire
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume; tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
(another's) daughter; young lady
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
sprouting; budding; young shoot; moe; fascination; infatuation (esp. towards anime and manga characters)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; pervert; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
for the general public; for the general market
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire