author; writer; novelist; artist
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
subscriber; reader; admirer
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
adoration; reverence; esteem
helper (e.g. for a sick person); assistant; bridesmaid; best man; cornerman; second
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to make one's rounds; to patrol
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
right?; don't you think?; don't you agree?
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
re-covering; repapering; reupholstering
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
vivid; gorgeous; resplendent beauty; bright
imbalance; proceeding irregularly; unsteady progress; limp; claudication
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to go crazy; to lose one's mind
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
Vernal Equinox Day (national holiday; March 20 or 21); Spring Equinox Day
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
telephone number; phone number
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to look mad; to act nuts; to seem crazy
death penalty; capital punishment
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
between times; when there's a spare moment