Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
short story; short film; short poem
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
counter for books; volume
the other day; lately; recently
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
method of bringing up; method of raising
curry and rice; rice and curry; curry rice
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
Japan's best; number one in Japan
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
chignon (in a Japanese hair-style)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
signing; autograph session
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
police questioning (of a suspicious person); police checkup
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
one more time; once more; once again
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
to be filled to bursting; to burst
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
thin; slender; slim; skinny
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over