the whole year; all the year
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
one's original intention; one's initial enthusiasm; inexperience; naivety; greenness
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
on and after; from ... onward; since
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
time axis; time basis; timeline
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
minority group (party); minority
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
minuteness; one millionth
parallel; parallel; parallel skiing
standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
depiction; description; portrayal
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
intermission (between acts); interlude
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
(volcanic) crater; caldera; burner (of a boiler)
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me