imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to have meaning; to be meaningful
conviction; belief; confidence
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
a second time; again; once more; twice
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
order picking (taking goods from a warehouse to fulfil customer orders); lock picking; picking (a guitar, banjo, etc.)
entry; going into; approach
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
runner-up; second (in a race)
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
daily necessities; everyday item
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
then; and (then); in that case; if so
neat and clean; tidy; trim
Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai Earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
suffering (from a disaster); being hit (by an earthquake, typhoon, etc.); falling victim (to)
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
author; writer; novelist; artist