to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
landing; alighting; touch down
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
serialization; serialisation; serial story
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
miniature light bulb; midget lamp
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to go out and away; to leave
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
chopped kabayaki eel on rice; eel fillets cooked over charcoal with soy flavoured sauce, cut in small pieces and served on rice
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
anger; being angry; being mad
chamame (variety of edamame)
make one wrong move and ...; take one wrong step and ...
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
feeling good; feeling pleasant
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
juvenile; young adult fiction
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
novel; story; (work of) fiction