two dimensions; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn; two-dimensional
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
right (in front); directly; properly; normally; honestly; decently
Gothic Lolita (type of teenage fashion)
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
appearance; figure; shape; form
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
coupling; shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)
local costumed mascot character
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
Ise udon; udon variety with very soft and thick noodles, specialty of Mie Prefecture
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
patience; endurance; perseverance
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
beanbag (often seat-shaped); bean bag
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine; Ise pilgrim
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
tolerance; broad-mindedness
tamari soy sauce; variety of rich soy sauce (used for sashimi, etc.)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)
to come from; to have roots in
seoi nage (judo); shoulder throw; back-carry throw
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
puddle of blood; pool of blood
to become fluffy; to become nappy; to become fuzzy; to become dishevelled (e.g. of hair); to become untidy
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)