already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
ahem; cough-cough; noise in lieu of a comment or contrary view
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
fresh, young ears of rice; lush ears of rice
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
war; battle; match; game; competition
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
to parody; to make a parody of; to pun (on); to twist; to distort
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
such; this sort of; like this
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
step; stride; counter for steps
still; even now; to this day
to become settled; to be fixed
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
pointing out; identification
number of characters; character count
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
in one's own way or style
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side