(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
I see; that's right; indeed
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to live; to make a living; to get on with
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
orphan; person without friends
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
fee; charge; rate; material
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
hard worker; hardworking person
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
dilapidated house; deserted house
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...