seeing one off; farewell; escort
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
screentone; adhesive mechanical tint
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to get strong; to gain strength
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to step firmly; to harden by treading
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
study; library; den; home office; reading room
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
to keep a record; to keep a tally
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
decision; determination; resolution
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
fourth day of the month; four days