troublesome; annoying; complicated
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
several minutes; a few minutes
to pass (of time); to elapse
it's been a long time; long time no see
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
collection of short stories; collected short stories
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
shriek of delight; cry of joy
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
I can't find the words to thank you; I can never thank you enough
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
digital versatile disc; DVD
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)
script; screenplay; scenario
to the best of my ability, poor though it be
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
exile (second most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
silicic acid; silica; silicon dioxide
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
comic book version; comic book edition
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
commercial (on radio, TV, etc.); advertisement; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial