manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
exactly as stated; verbatim
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
book; volume; this; present; main; head
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
polish; improvement; burnishing
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
still; even now; to this day
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
boy; son; baby boy; young man
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to attempt; to test; to try out
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
anything and everything; just about everything
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself