to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; prohibition of smoking; No Smoking; Smoking Prohibited
paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; notice; poster
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
such; like that; that sort of
briskly; quickly; promptly
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
although I say; although one might say; although called
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
spine; backbone; spinal column
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
unrequited love; one-sided love
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
writing; composition; essay; sentence
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point