to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Hiroshima prefecture (Chūgoku area)
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
drop (e.g. of water); drip
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
residing; living; dwelling
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend