art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
near-miss; just missing (each other)
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit
quite absurd thing; something ridiculous that makes one laugh; extremely irritating thing
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
external; superficial; outward; surface
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
episode; anecdote; vignette
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
number of copies; circulation
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
sudden price jump; steep price rise
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
another thing; exception; special case
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment