should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
of all things (days, etc.)
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
after that; afterwards; thereafter
two times; twice; two degrees
caricaturing; turning a movie, novel, etc. into a manga; making a comic version of something
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
(some) more; even more; longer; further
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
episode; anecdote; vignette
three; three years of age
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to be silent; to say nothing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)