work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to differ; to vary; to disagree
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
one's own work; making by oneself
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
shit video game; embarrassingly bad video game
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
story; tale; talk; discussion
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
counter for books; volume
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
chapter one; first chapter
something; some kind of; for some reason
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
resolution; vote; decision
supply; provision; raising; procurement
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
sense of the seasons; feeling of seasonality
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry