puddle of blood; pool of blood
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
although I say; although one might say; although called
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
study; diligence; discount; reduction
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
such; this sort of; like this
use; utilization; utilisation; application
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
naturally; of course; understandably
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
while; during; while; although; all; both
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
relatively; comparatively
smoothly; easily; readily
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...