visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
close to the wall; alongside the wall
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
having various interests; wide range of interests
product; produce; result; fruit
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
bedding that is never put away during the day; permanently laid-out futon
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
eternal sleep; eternal rest; passing away; death
depending on; dependent on
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
to lie down; to throw oneself down
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
joint-locking technique (in judo)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
counterattack; reversal technique
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on