one day; (on) a certain day
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
debut work; one's first work
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
new book; new publication
counter for books; volume
interval; break; pause; spare moment
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
understanding person; supporter
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
please; somehow or other; one way or another
otherwise; or else; if not
arrest; apprehension; capture
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
ten; 10; ten years of age
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself