opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
fickle; inconstant; capricious; having many romantic interests
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
matter to be checked or investigated
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
being filled with; being full of; permeation
deodorization; deodorisation
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
coloured paper; colored paper
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
drawing ability; skill at art
to fight; to exchange blows
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
temporary licence; temporary license; provisional licence; provisional license
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
revealing something that was foreshadowed earlier in the story
excellent; superb; first-rate
regarding highly; attaching importance to
right side; style of Japanese court music