betting ticket; betting slip
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
the first and second; a few
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
rubber band; elastic band
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
life; living; I; me; student
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Libra (constellation); the Scales
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
refinement; elegance; grace
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
writing (e.g. as a profession)
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)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft
the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem
absent-mindedness; stupor; stupefaction; fainting
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
March; third month of the lunar calendar
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
Aries (constellation); the Ram
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation