to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
writer; author; contributor
in person; personally; directly
to finish reading; to read through
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
long time; several hours; long spell
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); rin (monetary unit; 0.001 yen)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
simply; merely; only; solely
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
match (for lighting a fire)
two (long cylindrical things)
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
two holes; toilet with separate chambers for urine and faeces; riding double (on a bicycle, motorcycle, etc.)
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to smirk; to grin broadly
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
(Edo-period) town magistrate
fiction writer; dime novelist
illustrated storybook with yellow covers (Edo period)
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
at least; at most; (even) just
yen (currency of Japan); circle