annual (plant); first-year student
tranquilizer; tranquiliser
during; for the duration of
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
light; easy; non-serious; minor
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
weeping for joy; crying with happiness
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to focus on; to bring into focus
back country; remote countryside
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
fever (state of excitement)
citizen of a prefecture; prefectural citizen
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
every month; each month; monthly
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
supporting role (actor); minor role
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend