gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
illustration (e.g. book); picture
to paint (draw) a picture
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
man who is popular with women
premarital sexual relations (intercourse)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
partly puffed up; bubblingly
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
such; this sort of; like this
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
empty lot; vacant plot of land
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines