popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
Katharine; Katherine; Katheryn
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle
pupil; student; schoolchild
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
resignation (from a position)
February and August (months when business is generally at its slowest)
weekly (publication); weekly magazine; weekly journal
foundation (of a newspaper, magazine, etc.); starting; launching; first publication
colour; color; hue; tints
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
under 1 year old (of a baby); (lit.) 0 years old
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
criticism; critique; review; commentary
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
second part (of three); second volume; middle part; novella; short novel
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
drama; theatre; theater; play
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to