unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
holding two or more positions concurrently
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
all; entire; whole; altogether
difference; variation; difference
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
then; well; so; well then
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona