black fly (any insect of family Simuliidae); gnat
small ball; globule; spherule; pellet
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
common knowledge; well-known fact
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
sanchin; fundamental karate kata focusing on breathing, stability, and body hardening
ideally; if one were to wish for more
round straw mat; sitting in a circle
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
with a click; with a clink; with a snap; firmly; tightly; compactly
to overflow from something full
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
distant look; faraway look
product; produce; result; fruit
picture-matching (with card games, etc.); matching pictures; picture-matching contest (popular in the Heian period); e-awase
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
fast travel; teleportation
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
standing in each other's way; holding each other back; getting in the way of each other's success; hindering each other's progress
close; intimate; on good terms
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
quickness; agility; activity
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
construction; establishment
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
headquarters; head office; main office
number of persons; personnel
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up