being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
book; volume; this; present; main; head
serialization; serialisation; serial story
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
production (e.g. play); direction
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to talk; to chat; to chatter
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
relatively; comparatively
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
final; eventual; ultimate
Kokubun Taichi (1974.9.2-)
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
to cook (esp. grains such as rice, by boiling); to finish cooking
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here