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
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
Fujiko Fujio (1934.3.10-)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness