trifling; little; few; slight
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
outside the city; suburbs
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
surroundings; circumference
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to be drawn to; to feel the call of ...; to have one's heart-strings pulled
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
number of copies; circulation
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
to discuss; to talk together
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
grey wall covering material (gray)
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
Akiba; colloquial shortening of Akihabara
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to close (one's eyes); to shut
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
financial page (of newspaper); financial aspects; economic front
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printed word; printed matter; print
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine