one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
atelier; studio; workshop
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
foreign; abroad; overseas
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
Alice; Alliss; Alyce; Arisu
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
dust jacket; book jacket; dust wrapper; dust cover
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
medical book; medical journal