goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
(written) work; book; writings
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
work by the same author (artist, etc.); work in the same style; same way of making
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
writing (e.g. as a profession)
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
(our) company; (my) company; small company; small shrine
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
careless person; absentminded person; thoughtless person
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
confidentially; privately; off the record
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
stairs; stairway; staircase
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
complete lie; outright lie
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to