handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
nonprofit organization; Not-for-Profit Organization
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
economic; financial; fiscal
work experience; professional experience; business experience; practical experience
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
counter for birds or rabbits
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
chief; main; principal; major
death with dignity; natural death (as opposed to extending one's life unnaturally with life support)
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
(written) work; book; (written) by; clearness; obviousness
developmental disability; developmental disorder; developmental impairment
depopulation; falling population; decrease in population; population decline
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
New Library of Knowledge (series of paperbacks published since 1964 by Kodansha)
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
Bungeishunju (publishing company); Bungei Shunjū (magazine)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
extended-play (record); EP; European plan; European Parliament