companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
person concerned; interested party; related party
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
unexpected meeting; coincidence
relation; connection; relevance
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
negotiations; discussions; connection
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
female friend; woman friend
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
(some) more; even more; longer; further
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
leaving school during a term
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
you (plural); all of you; you all
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel