acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
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)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
(our) company; (my) company; small company; small shrine
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
lyric writer; lyricist; songwriter
scriptwriter; screenwriter
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Mie prefecture (Kinki area)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
writing something on commission; newly written text
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to use up all one's strength
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
long (time that has passed); old (story)