to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
the big two...; two major...; two main...
leader; magnate; big head
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
second year of elementary school; second year elementary school student
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
counter for books; volume
present continuous tense; present progressive form
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
tradition; legend; folklore
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
table tennis club; ping-pong club
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
piece; fragment; one (object)
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising