to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
to be all out; to exhaust
motive power; driving force
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
going home from work; on the way home from work
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
library; book collection; paperback book
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
space; interval; space character; whitespace
monthly publication; monthly issue
author; writer; novelist; artist
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
novelization; novelisation; turning a film script into a novel
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
just person; man of justice; righteous person; upright person
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)