collection of short stories; collected short stories
interested person; volunteer; supporter
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
Amaterasu Ōmikami (sun goddess)
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
promising; hopeful; full of promise
feeling of disappointment; sense of dismay
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
projector (film, slide, etc.)
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
vacuum bag (used to make clothes, futons, etc. easier to store)
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; (lit.) the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries
one-hit wonder; flash in the pan; all-or-nothing gambler; one-shot speculator; slugger; home-run batter
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
second (supplementary) sound channel
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
record of proceedings; minutes
office supplies; stationery
training; education; development; cultivation
excited; enthusiastic; high-tensile (e.g. steel); high-voltage (e.g. circuit); high-tension (e.g. current)
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
production output; number of goods manufactured
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
justification; rationalization