to get information out of a person; to begin listening
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to hide; to keep to oneself
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
accounting; administration (of money)
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
1,000,000; one million; million; many
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
along the road (e.g. following its curves without turning off at any intersection); along the street
no matter how much time passes
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
return of something; repayment
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
to jump at; to be attracted by
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
Fujiko Fujio (1934.3.10-)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime