to hate; to dislike; to loathe
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
number one; first; best; most; game; round
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
beginning; outset; first; onset
leisure time; idle moment
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
as a child; when one was a child
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
third day of the month; three days
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
careful observation; close attention