encouragement; incentive; stimulus
questionnaire; survey; poll
postcard; memo; note; card
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
24th day of the month; 24 days
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
(written) work; book; (written) by; clearness; obviousness
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
gathering of talented people; group of geniuses
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
frunk; front trunk (e.g. of a car)
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
printing; impression; issue
revised edition (of a publication); revision
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
destructive; catastrophic; disastrous; ruinous; devastating
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to blow out; to spout out
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
praise; glorification; extolment
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to fit in (snugly); to get stuck in; to get caught in; to get caught up in (a situation); to become deeply involved in; to get addicted to
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses