deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
after a long time; for the first time in a while
honorific affix; honorific prefix
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
individual; one by one; separate; each
clear; precise; definite; distinct
beginning; clue; starting point
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish