coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
infancy; childhood; tender age
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to be able to manage somehow or another
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
discarding; firing (an employee)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
that's the way it is; such is life
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
after that; afterwards; thereafter
book; volume; this; present; main; head
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
period of youth; while young
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda