to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to write down; to record; to register
item; commodity; list of articles
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to make a copy (of); to copy (down); to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
but; however; provided that
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
writing vertically; vertical writing
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain
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
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu
order; item (of a budget revision, etc.); counter for played stones; counter for surrounded points
current value; price; market value