desperately; for one's dear life
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
physical condition; state of health; shape
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
chillingly; shiveringly; with goosebumps; uncomfortably; restlessly
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
story; tale; talk; discussion
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to publish a book; to put out a book
indeed; really; truly; very much
to grow up; to become an adult
novel; story; (work of) fiction
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
failing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election; not being accepted (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); rejection; failing to win a prize
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
gold prize; gold award; gold medal; first-place prize
selection committee member; member of a screening committee
doctors; teachers; lawyers
koma shape; five-sided shape in the form of a koma (shogi game piece)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
to collect; to assemble; to gather
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object