(written) invitation; letter of invitation
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
novel; story; (work of) fiction
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
editor (in publishing, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
author; writer; novelist; artist
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
... years old; age (of) ...
senior high school student
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
since; henceforth; ever since
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)