light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
leopard plant (Farfugium japonicum); Japanese silverleaf
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
strap (for carrying something); strap (on a dress, bra, etc.)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
another school; other schools
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
stealthily; secretly; in secret
double take (esp. out of surprise)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze