forced laugh; forced smile
to do together; to share; to participate in
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
preference; priority; precedence
society for the study of manga; manga club
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
leather shoes; leather boots
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
living; lifestyle; living room
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
father; dad; husband; you; he
municipal office; council; city hall
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
healthy; sound; wholesome
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
approval; license; licence; permission
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)