sale; sales; selling; marketing
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
grappling firmly; being locked together
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to be too late; to be too slow
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
I can't find the words to thank you; I can never thank you enough
one-by-one; separately; in detail
seeing the light; being awakened to the truth; having the scales fall from one's eyes
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
a long time ago; in those days
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
curiosity; inquisitiveness
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
female high school student; isn't it obvious?; that's common sense
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
reading partway; leaving half-read
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)