real thing; original; actual
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
student (esp. a university student)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to accept; to receive; to agree
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
training (animals); breaking (animals)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
what people say; rumours; public opinion
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
safety; welfare; well-being
jokingly; in the form of a joke