average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
step; stride; counter for steps
spring day; spring sunlight
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
library; book collection; paperback book
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
book; volume; this; present; main; head
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to