to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
introduction; outline; general remarks
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
extract; excerpt; selection
long ago; once upon a time
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
southern part; the south (of a region)
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
reduction by half; halving
pessimism; disappointment
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
slow to act; slow in starting work
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
counter for books; volume
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)