otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
research; study; investigation
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu; genre of live-action film or television that makes heavy use of practical special effects
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to write (prose, etc.); to compile (an anthology)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
former (incumbent); predecessor
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to begin to walk; to set out
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
sense of relief; feeling of relief
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies