to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
telephone call; telephone (device)
friend's house; home of a friend
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
selection; choice; screening
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
revising (a manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
painter; artist; illustrator
critical point (temperature)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
Noguchi Hideyo (1876-1928)
never mind!; don't worry about it
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar