miser; cheapskate; skinflint
reference data; reference material
very; extremely; absurd; ridiculous; excessive; extreme
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume; tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
smoothly; easily; readily
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
and; thereupon; because of that
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace
signature pose; trademark pose
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
with these words; while saying
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to change completely; to change suddenly
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
copying in entirety (verbatim)
characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
color; colour; color; character; coloring (one's hair); dyeing
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to be helpful; to be useful
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
coloring (in; e.g. a drawing); colouring; adding color (to)