one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
close-fitting trousers; long underwear
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
junior high school student; middle school pupil
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
one meal; one meal (a day)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
Latin (language); Latin-American; Latin; Latin; Roman
actor; actress; player; performer
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
cooperation; coordination; link
to talk; to carry meaning
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
that day; the very same day
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
(arch.) to sink; (arch.) to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette