running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
living; lifestyle; living room
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
digital versatile disc; DVD
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
Miyagi prefecture (Tōhoku area)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
commerce; trade; business
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
identification; ID; identity
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
Leo (constellation); the Lion; Buddha's seat; seat of a high monk
type B (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
residing; living; dwelling