well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
author; writer; novelist; artist
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
self-employed profession (e.g. actor, artist); liberal profession
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
subway; metro; underground (railway)
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. the Yamate area in Kōbe)
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
plain; plateau; tableland
faculty of letters; college of letters; school of humanities
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
finding employment; getting a job
counter for books; volume
association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume; tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association