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cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

6

tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of

4

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

43

to look into; to peer in

7

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

3

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

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to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

2

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

2

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

2

to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)

6

sketchbook

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(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard

1

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

3

looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)

2

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

4

concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)

1

wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)

1

whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

3

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

9

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

1

to stay indoors; to be confined indoors

1

(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly

1

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

14

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

3

before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

1

in spite of; regardless of

1

buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking

3

to wave one's hand

2

to look away; to avert one's eyes

2

to go past; to pass; to pass by

2

changing schools

4

to pass (of time); to elapse

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

5

you could say; you might say; verging on the

1

superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance

3

suspicious; doubtful

6

school building; schoolhouse

3

third floor

3

city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

5

modern

1

creak; squeak; creaking sound

4

to jar; to creak; to grate

5

boarding; wooden floor

1

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

1

spacious; vast; wide

7

schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus

2

to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

4

rooftop

2

new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title

1

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

5