brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
chicken tender; chicken tenderloin
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
technical civilization; technical civilisation
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
draft of a magazine's content (usu. a table showing the allocation of each page)
to draw (original illustrations, artwork, etc.); to draw specially (for)
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
artist; painter; illustrator
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
company name; name of a company
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received; closed won
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
way of solving (a problem); solution
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
(opening of a) wound; cut
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
such a thing; something like that
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to warm (up); to heat (up)
(a place) within one's reach
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
sōmen; fine white noodles
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
omitted character; omitted letter