clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
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
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
variation in color (colour); having a different color
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
author; writer; novelist; artist
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
absorption; suction; attraction
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
getting on and off; embarking and disembarking
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
the whole day; all the day