knowing; (an) acquaintance
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to work hard; to toil; to moil; to keep one's nose to the grindstone; to slug away
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
Japanese person; Japanese people
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
culture of the printed word; book culture
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
moron; idiot; stupid person
attention; kind attention; courteous attention