debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
notice; attention; observation
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
light yellowish green; color of a freshly sprouted onion
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
transfer student; student changing schools
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
senior high school; high school
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
establishing a club (at a school, college, etc.); establishing a division (in a company)
society for the study of manga; manga club
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
considerably; fairly; quite
very likely; very probable
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...