light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
next; secondly; subsequently
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to recover consciousness; to come to
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
alternately; by turns; one after the other
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
age lowering; reduction in age
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
mechanical ineptitude; being hopeless with machines
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
being too late; losing one's final chance
impassioned speech; fervent speech
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; clicking; clacking
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
briskly with small steps; trotting
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)