the (four) limbs; arms and legs
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
careful observation; close attention
face; looks; vestiges; trace
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
debut work; one's first work
literary world; literary circles
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
young and energetic; up-and-coming
anonymous author; pseudonymous author; writer who conceals his identity
editor (in publishing, etc.)
one's registered domicile (as recorded in the family register); one's legal domicile (as opposed to where one lives)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
construction; architecture (of buildings)
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to be in danger of; to be liable to
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet