safety zone; traffic island
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
romantic; spicy; coquettish
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
proof; evidence; certificate; license; enlightenment; symptoms (in Chinese medicine)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
tanuki drumming on their stomachs
sounding of a drum or hand drum; sound of drums; full (stomach); bursting
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
insect bite; bug bite; sting
future years; in (one's) later years
opening and closing; opening and shutting
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
duplicate key; master key; passkey; skeleton key
place where one works; construction site; working area
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise
trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.); preview
in order; in turn; one by one
outline; summary; argument
to keep in mind; to memorize
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
third place; third rank; third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
voting; ballot; poll; vote
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
currently accepting (applications, etc.)
27th day of the month; 27 days
Iwanami Shoten, Publishers (publisher)
16th day of the month; 16 days