illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
educational institution; school; academy; campus
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
special; particular; peculiar; unique
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
hard struggle; strenuous effort
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
chair; stool; post; office; position
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)