to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
serialization; serialisation; serial story
the same generation; coeval
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
in this manner; in this way; like this
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
criticism; critique; review; commentary
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to pierce through; to break through
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
when it becomes; when it comes to
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration