liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to paint (draw) a picture
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
living thing; organism; creature; biology
something; some kind of; for some reason
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
clearly; distinctly; vividly
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
snake; serpent; large snake
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
somehow or other; for some reason or another
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be photographed; to be projected
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort