force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
society for the study of manga; manga club
homo; homosexual (esp. a male); homozygote; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates incl. modern humans)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to attack; to assault; to assail
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
going around; patrol; round; tour
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
individual; private person; personal; private
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
due form; official; formality
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion