life; living; I; me; student
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
in the meanwhile; during the time
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
just one person; only one
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to watch over; to watch attentively
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to make one's heart flutter
depiction; description; portrayal
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
is something that; is that which
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
and; thereupon; because of that
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
genuine article; real thing; real deal
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
a certain somebody; you-know-who
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary