acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
link; directory entry; rink
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
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
Bungeishunju (publishing company and magazine)
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
(written) work; book; writings
chief; main; principal; important
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
drama; play; powerful drug
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
association; society; organization; organisation
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
prefix for forming ordinal numbers