neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
great laughter; burst of laughter
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
Fujiko Fujio (1934.3.10-)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
meaning; significance; sense
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons