substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
contraction; shortened form; abbreviated form
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
kanji representation; representation in Chinese characters; way of writing (a word) in kanji
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
new book; new publication
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
previous work; preceding work; previous title; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
material; materials; data; information; documents
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark