lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to think of; to come up with
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
language learning ability; foreign language skills; linguistic ability
communication skills; communication ability
another thing; exception; special case
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
library (usu. single-room); small library
commencing with; including
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
donation; presentation; gift
reading (a book) out loud; reading (to children)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
hang in there; go for it; keep at it; do your best
(bowel) movement; evacuation; defecation
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to speak; to say; to vocalize
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
high voltage; high pressure
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)