manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
with repeated sharp blows; whack after whack; strictly; harshly; vigorously; singlemindedly
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
it's been a long time; long time no see
to say; to be called; to do
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
junkie (drug addict); junkie (person with an obsession)
favourite motto; pet saying
the samurai glories in honourable poverty; keep a stiff upper lip!
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
now known as; renamed as; examination; inspection; investigation
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
proofreading; calibration
business; trade; operations; sales
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder