to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
journal; magazine; periodical
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to be at a loss for words
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
presentation (e.g. of a gift, etc.)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
certainly; surely; definitely
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
again (and again); once again; yet again
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
failure; mistake; blunder
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
comeback (e.g. in business); reinstatement; second blooming (in a season); reflowering; reflorescence
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
anything and everything; just about everything
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do