violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
operation; functioning; running
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
one's own work; making by oneself
descendant; posterity; offspring
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
the last moment; the very end
how many years; how long; what year
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
short joke; quick one-liner
getting big laughs just from appearing on the stage (or screen, etc.)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
one thin flat object; one sheet
separate volume; extra issue; supplement; additional volume; supplementary volume
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)