habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be opposite; to face each other
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
photocopier; photocopying machine
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
place; situation; position; location
made in Japan; Japanese-made
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
apparent; obvious; very clear
photocopy book; staplebound book
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to be familiar; to learn by ear; to pick up knowledge
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
woman who likes comics depicting male homosexual love
war; fighting; fierce competition
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
how; in what way; in what manner
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend