specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to watch for an unguarded moment
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
final stage; terminal stage
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
galge; video game centered on interactions with attractive anime-style girls
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
finish; finishing; finishing touches
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
comparatively; relatively
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to have meaning; to be meaningful
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)