wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to begin to walk; to set out
pleased to make your acquaintance
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
memory; sense; experience
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
once upon a time; a long time ago
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to throw open; to leave open
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
silence; stillness; quietness
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
amount of material resources
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...