in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.
healthy; sound; wholesome
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
social awareness (e.g. in fiction)
the babyboomers; the baby boom generation
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
artist; painter; illustrator
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
establishment; settlement
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
how should I know?; don't ask me
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to say; to be pleased to say
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
serialization; serialisation; serial story
very popular; highly favoured
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
commuting to school; school commute
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
item; something that one "just has to have"