one's house; one's home; one's family
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
and; thereupon; because of that
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
live-action film; movie produced without using animation; real-life film
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
myself; yourself; I; me; you
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
on-the-spot filming or photography; live filming (as opposed to animation); actual picture (as opposed to a drawing); real picture or story (as opposed to fiction, imaginary scene, etc.); describing actual scenes (in writing, drawings, paintings, etc.)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
tie-up; collaboration; partnership; cooperation
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet