to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
weekly publication; weekly magazine
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
please; somehow or other; one way or another
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
company president; manager; director
this and that; one thing and another
Don Quixote (book, titular character); Don Quijote (discount chain store)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
don't you think?; indicates question
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
republication; reissue; reprinting; reproduction
small; fine; detailed; stingy
sales; selling; marketing
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
appearance; figure; shape; form
suffix for familiar person
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
weight; heavyweight boxer
tax included (e.g. price); before tax (e.g. salary)