one's own account (of something); account one got (heard) from somebody at first hand
Saibara Rieko (1964.11.1-)
selection and commentary (on literary texts or poems)
harsh; severe (e.g. criticism, verbal attack); sweeping denunciation
attractive body; nice-looking body
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
round-the-world trip; world cruise
spreading out like an open fan; becoming prosperous; folding fan; ceremonial folding fan
liquid; beverage; food with high water content; gamble; uncertain affair
questionnaire results; survey results
Christmas Eve; holy night
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
plagiarism; plagiarised work
handful; small amount; small number
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
to be fragrant; to give out a smell; to be enveloped in a smell; to be radiant; to be attractive
practice; practising; training; study
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
toe; toe (of a golf club)
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
monthly publication; monthly issue
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled