interruption; interference; butting in
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
silence (not speaking); muteness
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
writer; author; literary person; one who lives from writing
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
Yomiuri (newspaper, etc. group); kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper); yomiuri
(construction of an) argument
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to employ; to hire; to charter
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
wealthy person; millionaire
library; book collection; paperback book
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
proposal; offer; request; application
publicness (degree to which a particular action will affect society as large); public nature; commonality
magnanimity; forgiveness; generosity
proposal; offer; request; application