Heijō-kyō (ancient name of Nara)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
east, west, south and north
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
difficult to ...; hard to ...
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
no-good man; (male) loser
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
imagination; supposition; guess
loveable; very likeable; like very much
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to use up all one's strength
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
help; assistance; service
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
proofreading; correction of press; calibration
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)