chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
reopening; resumption; restarting
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
expressing one's mind; speaking out
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
all-America; pan-American; all of America
number; number plate; license plate
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
stealthily; secretly; in secret
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
continuation; succession; series
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
and yet; though; when; in spite of
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
please (give me); please (do for me)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup