clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
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
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
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
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
writing (e.g. as a profession)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
busy; having no (free) time
recent photograph or photography
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
all for the best; what is right
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
affixing; pasting; sticking
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
middle of the night; dead of night
being closed (e.g. clinic); not seeing patients; not accepting patients