devil; evil spirit; genie
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
smallish; on the small side
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
going unsolved; remaining unanswered
very loose; slowly; leisurely
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
straightforwardly; being outspoken
lost property; something dropped and left behind
official divorce registration papers
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
this (very thing); this precisely
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)