activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
Hiroshima prefecture (Chūgoku area)
serialization; serialisation; serial story
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
monthly publication; monthly issue
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Mie prefecture (Kinki area)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
recent photograph or photography
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
long holiday (esp. Golden Week in late April and early May)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
street; quarter; district; area
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
present; gift; to give a present or gift
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
if you dislike someone, you will end up hating everything he stands for; (lit.) hate a priest, and you will hate his very vestments
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
spread; span; expanse; extent
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
parting; separation; farewell