voting; ballot; poll; vote
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
Comic Market (semiannual self-published comic book convention); comiket; comic book market; comicbook market
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.); newly written work; specially written work; writing (a new work) specially (for a publication, film, exhibition, etc.)
short story; short film; short poem
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
principle of laissez-faire
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
bell pepper (esp. green); green pepper; sweet pepper; capsicum
with a whack; smack; slap
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
health management; health maintenance; health care
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
willpower; energy; vitality
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
deep inside; innermost place
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
how; in what way; how about; questionable