light (e.g. colour, color)
division into equal parts; equal parts
initial value; initializing value; default value
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
(physical) growth; development
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
chopping board; cutting board
largest class; top category
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
knowing; (an) acquaintance
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
gently (of the wind); softly
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
done; just done; just finished
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching; (public) attention; interest
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
five and seven; 35th day after a person's death
on-the-spot filming or photography; live filming (as opposed to animation); actual picture (as opposed to a drawing); real picture or story (as opposed to fiction, imaginary scene, etc.); describing actual scenes (in writing, drawings, paintings, etc.)
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
addition; annexation; appendage
strategy guide (book, e.g. for a video game); playing guide; book of hints
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
average value; mean value; mean; expectation