several minutes; a few minutes
society for the study of manga; manga club
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
dominant person; preeminent person; strongest contender; far right wing; right-wing extremist; radical right wing
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
(in the) same house; (under the) same roof
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
headhunting (collecting the heads of dead enemies as trophies)
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
bento; Japanese box lunch
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
curious; strange; unusual
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
club activities; extracurricular activities
studies; schoolwork; classwork
should do; ought to do; must do
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
association of like-minded people
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
living together; mixed residence; sharing living quarters; multi-tenant; community
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
hollow; cavity; dent; depression