watercolor painting; watercolour painting; mizu-e; early type of ukiyo-e with faintly printed outlines
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
cerebral infarction; (ischemic) stroke
desire for marriage; marriage aspiration; yearning for marriage
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
wall with exposed timber pillars
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
how many months?; how long?
degree of attention; profile
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
postcard; memo; note; card
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
public holiday; celebration (of)
how; in what way; in what manner
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
viewer; (television) audience
discipline; training; teaching manners
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
manners; behavior; behaviour
charging (electrically); electrification
about; concerning; related to; -ish