bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
whole face; all over one's face
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
leaving a club; quitting a club
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
the other day; a few days ago
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
hope; white hope; person of promise
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
having said that; on the other hand
instead; but (on the other hand)
to fall off; to tumble down
innermost depths of one's heart
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to tower over the surroundings
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
north wind; northerly wind
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
becoming numb; becoming desensitized
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight