great physical power; animal strength
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
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)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
please (give me); please (do for me)
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
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil