to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
understanding person; supporter
to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
telephone call; telephone (device)
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
Yakuza (video game series); Like a Dragon
background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character; NPC
cat tree; cat tower; cat condo
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
one's own property; possessions
light (e.g color, fabric); faint; somehow; kind of; scarce; slim
to do over and over again; to have sex repeatedly
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
there is but a fine line between genius and insanity
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction; loss in quantity; reduction of quantity
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
highlights; summary; compilation
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
foreign; abroad; overseas
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to dash off; to write freely
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
Bungeishunju (publishing company); Bungei Shunjū (magazine)
singing voice; (sound of) singing
tune (melody, piece of music)
amusing; funny; interesting