female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
don't you think?; indicates question
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
older brother and younger sister
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
independence; self-reliance
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
to leave this world; to die
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
coexistence; living together
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
something like ...; something called ...
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
form; shape; figure; visage
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
originally; by nature; from the start
smoothly; easily; readily
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)