nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
two (long cylindrical things)
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
still better; even better
fairness; openness; impartiality; Komeito (Japanese political party)
fiction writer; dime novelist
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
field; sports stadium; arena
as soon as possible; ASAP
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
lively group (usu. young people); dynamic bunch; group (art)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
mostly involve; principally involve
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
counter for books; volume
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
rereading; reading again; reading a single kanji twice (with different pronunciations) in kanbun
fifth day of the month; five days
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
pay; salary; to pay (off); to be profitable; heroin
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
rare; extraordinary; singular
very; greatly; exceedingly
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
notice; attention; observation