from here; from this place
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
array; muster; line-up; full force
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
all present; all concerned; all of us
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
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)
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
Fujiko Fujio (1934.3.10-)
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
great laughter; burst of laughter
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large