aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
yen (currency of Japan); circle
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
eagle (Accipitridae family)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
after that (a substantive change occurred)
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
to flare up; to burst into flames
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare