fried potato; French fries; chips
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
with one's mouth wide open; gapingly
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
Western music; European music
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to cause someone to worry
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; cramp (metal); tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together)
thoroughly; through and through
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
carefree; free from worry
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
Shounen Jump (weekly magazine)
serialization; serialisation; serial story
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
arm glove; arm warmer; bracelet; leather thread on guard or pommel of a sword; hole in the butt end of a Chinese spear