hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
arbitration; intercession; mediation
pet cat; beloved cat; ailurophilia; fondness for cats
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
Aquarius (constellation); the Water Carrier; the Water Bearer
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
February; second month of the lunar calendar
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
absentmindedness; peace of mind
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to tighten; to press hard
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple