shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to go wrong; to turn for the worse
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
blood vessel; blood relationship
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
large number (of); many; majority
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
blank space; margin; blank canvas
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
writing something on commission; newly written text
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
work by the same author (artist, etc.); work in the same style; same way of making
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
turning a comic, novel, etc. into an animated movie or TV series; making an animated version
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
notebook; memorandum; commonplace book
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion