serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
staying the night; lodging (at)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume; tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
senior high school student
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
magazine; journal; periodical
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
manuscript fee; payment for a piece of writing
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
business world; business circles; (the) industry
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
last night; yesterday evening
how many people; a number of people
arrest; apprehension; capture