homemade bento containing food decorated to look like cute characters (from anime, etc.)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; community (of people with a shared trait, members, fans, etc.); scene; enthusiasts
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to open (one's eyes) wide
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
junior high school student; middle school pupil
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
trial product; prototype model
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
gekiga style; manga style characterized by bold lines and dramatic composition
already; now; no longer; not any more
rather than; more ... than ...
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
height (of a person); stature
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
woman; female; feminine gender
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")