mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
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
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
several sheets (flat objects)
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
planning; project; plan; design
study; research; investigation
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
point in common; common feature
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to find out; to discover; to locate
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
omitted character; omitted letter
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo