compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
telecommunications; correspondence
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-
one has no other choice but to do what one has to do
showing one's face in public; facing another person
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
Virgin Road (road in Ikebukuro specializing in young women's comics, video games, etc.)
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; in any case; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
aspect; phase; condition; modality
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
manners; behavior; behaviour
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
comparatively; quite; rather
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
sick of life; world-weary; pessimistic
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence