Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
selling like crazy; selling like hotcakes; flying off the shelves
publication; issue; launching (a publication)
unpublished; unreleased; not yet made public
commercialization; commercialisation
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
punishment; judgement; judgment; decapitation
original author (of a work)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
being concerned about or mindful of
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to throw one's chest out; to hold one's head high
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
emotional strength; force of will
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to understand; to make out
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
playtest (of a game before release); playtesting
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
to give an impression; to make an impression
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
unskilled; incompetent; poor; bad
to get distracted; to jump off the track
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
positioning; getting a position; taking a position