relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper)
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
deep emotion; strong feelings
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
library; book collection; paperback book
different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
Joan of Arc (1412-1431; French military leader)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic
way; course; the only way
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
investigation into historical evidence; study of historical artifacts
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar