unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
equilibrium; good balance; poise
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
nameko (var. of mushroom) (Pholiota nameko)
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
oyakodon; chicken and egg on rice; threesome including a mother and her daughter
not long has passed since ...
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
turning a comic, novel, etc. into an animated movie or TV series; making an animated version
serialization; serialisation; serial story
animation studio; animation production company
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
seven delicious flavors (flavours); blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.); shichimi
mobilization; mobilisation
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
main theater of war; principal battlefield
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
heading; headline; index; headword
editor (in publishing, etc.)
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
absence; disregard; indifference
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell