last; final; end; conclusion; rust
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
scene; sight; scenario; setting
easy to read; legible; clear
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to make a speech; to address
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
(sense of) presence; realism; ambiance
bypassing normal legal procedures and making a direct appeal to a top official (Edo period)
taking dictation; note-taking
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
emphatic sentence-ending particle
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to mourn over the death of
anniversary that celebrates author Dazai Osamu's birthday, and incidentally, the day his body was found after he was involved in a double suicide
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
in that manner; like that
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
narrator; storyteller; reciter