marriageable age; chance of marriage
fake; something false; sham; deception
businessman with political ties
chit; slip; ticket; voucher
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare
shrimp (infraorder Caridea); small shrimp, prawn or lobster
working away from home (esp. abroad); person working away from home; migrant worker
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
(positive) economic effect
thank you for your continued patronage
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)
dōjin writer; fanfiction writer; fan-based writer; coterie author
one's first campaign; one's first battle
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard; rough draft
plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
voluntary restraints; self-limitation
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
coupling; shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)
suicidal tendency; suicidal wish
not counted (in the score); not tallied
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting