colour usage; color usage; use of colour
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
changing again and again; seesawing back and forth; being in a state of flux
shampooing in the morning
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
nothing but; none other than
leaving school during a term
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
bored; bored-looking; uninterested
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
black lustre; black luster
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
younger people; future generations
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
grains; lumps; drops; grainy; bumpy; coarse
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
possessed of a strong sense of duty
siblings; brothers and sisters
second division; secondary division
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
free time; time at leisure
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
semi-darkness; dim light; poor light; dusk; twilight
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard