thorough; exhaustive; complete
proofreading; correction of press; calibration
estimate (of costs); budget
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
present continuous tense; present progressive form
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
(period of) a year; during an era
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
amount of money; sum of money
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
long ago; already; a long time ago
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
beyond that point; after that
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
world; society; people; the public
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
forcibly; against one's will
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to subsist; to keep on living
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role