yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
self-publishing; publishing at one's own expense
to publish a book; to put out a book
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to be worried; to be troubled
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
such a thing; something like that
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
after that; afterwards; thereafter
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky