counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
number of times; frequency; count
to shout (in anger); to yell
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
in person; personally; (do) oneself
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
counter for books; volume
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
sharp parting remark; parting threat
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to detain; to check; to restrain
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
way (of doing); manner; method; means
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
admiration; being impressed (by)
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
nervousness; oversensitivity
difference; disparity; gap
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
love affair; love relationship
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset