video game produced by hobbyists; fangame; doujin game
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to accumulate (drawings, paintings, etc. that one has not yet published); to build up a stock of (drawings, paintings, etc.)
photocopy book; staplebound book; self-printed dōjinshi
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
if so; in that case; in that situation
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
say-no-evil monkey (one of the three wise monkeys)
gashadokuro (mythical giant skeleton monster)
chameleon plant (Houttuynia cordata)
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
rare (or peculiar) animal
small confection comprising two thin waffle-like biscuits with cream between them
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
grey appearance after shaving one's beard; five o'clock shadow; stubble; use of blue pigment to indicate a character has shaved
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
paper strip (around parcels, banknotes, etc.)
format; procedure; way of proceeding
screentone; adhesive mechanical tint
affixing; pasting; sticking
coloring (in; e.g. a drawing); colouring; adding color (to)
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
painting all over; covering in paint
to open (one's eyes) wide
example; simile; metaphor; allegory