layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to become keen on; to get passionate about
junior high school student; middle school pupil
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
individual; private person; personal; private
sense of values; values; value system
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
and so; therefore; for that reason
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
scene; sight; scenario; setting
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
nature; property; disposition
to have a smattering knowledge of
essence; true nature; substance; reality
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
man; male; masculine gender
author; writer; novelist; artist
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly