illustration (e.g. book); picture
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
tabletop role-playing game
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
residing; living; dwelling
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
unanticipated; unexpected
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
breathing of a sleeping person
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
true character; true heart; true spirit
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
still (continuing); as ever; further
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over