goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
ornamental ridge-end tile
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
selection; choice; option
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
want to ... do something; would like to ...
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove
height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
prolific (writer, artist, etc.); productive; producing many works; writing prolifically
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
(arch.) Mahito (highest of the eight hereditary titles); you
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; often
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
scholarship; scientific attainments