clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
actor; actress; player; performer
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
residing; living; dwelling
Hiroshima prefecture (Chūgoku area)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
author; writer; novelist; artist
age thirty; one's thirties
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to grow up; to become an adult
recent photograph or photography
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
passion; sexual desire; lust; attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying