having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
debut work; one's first work
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
short story; short film; short poem
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
brain training; brain workout
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
sweet tooth; love of sweet things
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to yield to temptation; to succumb
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
largest class; top category
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
complete book; complete set; treatise
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company