failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
A Midsummer Night's Dream (comedy by William Shakespeare)
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
from here; from this place
various foods cooked together; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; mulligan stew
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
thrifty; frugal; economical
adhering to (a view, policy, etc.); sticking to; holding fast to; steadfastly maintaining
ordinary people; general public; public at large
to like; to suit; to be pleased with
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
professionalism; professional awareness; professional attitude
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard; rough draft
rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume; tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
curse; spell; malediction
to perceive; to understand
to search for; to seek for; to look for
prohibition of sale; ban on sale
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
preparatory meeting; preparatory committee
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
1,000,000,000,000; one trillion; 10^12
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation