to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
how long; how far; how much
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
serialization; serialisation; serial story
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
bringing; taking; carrying
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
best moment to take a picture; right timing (for a photograph); photo opportunity
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
one thin flat object; one sheet
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound
succession; continuation; series; sequence
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite