hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to finish reading; to read through
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
surely; certainly; without doubt
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
the place for; the time for; the level of
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
modern person; people of today
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
science and technology; scientific technique
the West; the Occident; Western countries
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to dye; to colour; to color
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
duty; obligation; responsibility
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
abstinence; self-control; celibacy; abnegation; asceticism
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto