increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
observation; survey; watching
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
opening fully; full throttle; full power
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
3rd day of the month; three days
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to not take seriously; to take lightly
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
(necessary) personnel; required person
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
breakthrough; great discovery
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)