chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
trailer (film, TV); preview
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
a long time ago; long before now
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
being apt to make a show of one's faults; penchant for boasting of one's faults; pretending to be worse than one really is
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
short short (story); flash fiction
serpent (snake) and scorpion; detestation
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry); story composition and development
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
rickets; boneless; spineless
hermit crab; renting a house; tenant
second (supplementary) sound channel
Barnum effect; Forer effect
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
the original; original copy; script
legal; lawful; legitimate