to subsist; to keep on living
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
handful; small amount; small number
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
dining; dining room; meal
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
world; society; people; the public
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
rebellious phase; rebellious age
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
junior high school student; middle school pupil
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
listings magazine; (lit.) information magazine
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
journal; magazine; periodical
business world; business circles; (the) industry