immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
number of (large) animals
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
co-existence and co-prosperity
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
knowing; (an) acquaintance
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
time; hour; period; class
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
study; research; investigation
considerably; fairly; quite
class; heading; group; category
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to be worried; to be troubled
thereupon; shortly thereafter
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance