to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to paint (draw) a picture
to watch steadily; to stare
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
real experience; actual observations
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
scene; sight; scenario; setting
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
author; writer; novelist; artist
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
book making (binding, publishing)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
another time; some other time
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to become pale; to turn pale
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to begin; to set about; to start
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)