proposal; proposition; suggestion
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
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)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
medium (cooked, roasted, etc.); (of) middle degree; medium; intermediary substance; media
rival; competitor; competition
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish