until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
short story; short film; short poem
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
investigation into historical evidence; study of historical artifacts
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
schedule; program; calendar
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
meaning; significance; sense
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
29th day of the month; 29 days
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
research; study; investigation
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead