acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
function; facility; faculty; feature
link; directory entry; rink
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
library; book collection; paperback book
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
(our) company; (my) company; small company; small shrine
January; first month of the lunar calendar
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
educational institution; school; academy; campus
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
original author (of a work)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)