expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Pleiades; Seven Sisters
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
signed book; autographed book
senior high school student
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
new book; new publication
yen (currency of Japan); circle
student (esp. a university student)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
library; book collection; paperback book
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
honorific/polite/humble prefix
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
when it becomes; when it comes to
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and