brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
frame-by-frame recording (animation); stop motion
with a splash; with a plop
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren chant
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
resentment; indignation; anger
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
fact-finding investigation; investigation into actual conditions; fact-finding survey
token (gesture, gift, etc.); (done) for form's sake; for the sake of appearances
questionnaire; survey; poll
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
number of characters per line, page, etc.
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
enumeration; citation; listing