author (usu. of a particular book); writer
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
cooperation; collaboration
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
proofreading; correction of press; calibration
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
expected value; expectation value; expectation
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very