to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
control; management (e.g. of a business)
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
at first; in the beginning; originally
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
outline; summary; argument
grasp; catch; understanding
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to change; to shift; to come and go
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after