to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
marker (pen); marker (object); scorekeeper (esp. in golf); marker
meeting convened to discuss issues; planning conference; review meeting; feedback session; investigative commission
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
I'm not so sure; I can hardly say with any finality that ...
assertion; declaration; affirmation
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
living thing; organism; creature; biology
trip; excursion; (drug) trip; entering another world (in fantasy fiction); tripcode (hash code of a password, used for signing posts anonymously on imageboards)
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
record of proceedings; minutes
complementation; supplementation; completion
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to push away; to push aside; to shove
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
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
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
novel; story; (work of) fiction
(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama
spring day; spring sun; spring sunlight
divine spirit; spirit of the dead
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
Nishimura Mitsuru (1962-)
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
turning (a comic, novel, etc.) into a serialized TV-show; dramatization
to serve; to work for; to attend