to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
Nara prefecture (Kinki area)
kanji "grass radical" (radical 140); grass crown
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to be badly made; to fail
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
alone; by oneself; on one's own
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
contract; compact; agreement
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
in one's own way or style
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
real life; actual life; everyday life
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously