error; mistake; slip; bug
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
just one person; only one
viceroy; governor-general
messenger; envoy; emissary
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing
neighboring districts; neighbouring districts; countryside
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
kill; kill (shot); smash; spike (in volleyball)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
cannot be helped; unavoidable
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
each house; every house; many houses
two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)
federation; federal state; United States of America
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
contrast; antithesis; comparison
dictionary of Chinese characters; kanji dictionary
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; neighborhood; neighbourhood
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
thus; in this way; like this
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider