to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
while; during; while; although; all; both
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
9th in rank; ninth sign of the Chinese calendar
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
that is to say; so that means
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
that's the way it is; such is life
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
outward appearance; apparent