manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
moment by moment; hour by hour
flourish of trumpets; fanfare
foreign (product, esp. agricultural); of foreign manufacture
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
computer game for men featuring beautiful women characters (usu. adult game)
gyaru; (young) woman adhering to a fashion trend usually marked by brown or blond-dyed hair, gaudy clothes and accessories; gal
existence; possession; having; limited company
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
noise-canceling headphones
even if not; even without
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
Hello Page (NTT white pages)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
adverse circumstances; adversity
to thrust down; to push off
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
rest stop; service area; public address system; PA