hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
stacking flat and face up (magazines, books, etc.)
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
new book; new publication
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
cold wind; chilly breeze; (blast of) cold air
furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to step firmly; to harden by treading
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
coined word; coinage; neologism
emoticon; smiley; kaomoji
emoji; pictorial symbol; pictograph; ASCII art
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
controversial work (art, literature, etc.); work that caused public criticism; work of art dealing with contemporary questions; succès de scandale
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
Genesis (book of the Bible)
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
travelling on foot; journeying on foot; hiking; riding on shank's pony
intravaginal (anal, etc.) ejaculation; creampie
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); hospital pharmacy; dispensary
red-horned demon; red ogre