hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
study; research; investigation
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
speech; expression; wording; language
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
tradition; legend; folklore
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to increase; to add to; to augment
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
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
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix