most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
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
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
mysterious thief; phantom thief
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
Aries (constellation); the Ram
Mie prefecture (Kinki area)
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
one breath; chug!; drink!
proof; proof sheet; galley proof
trouble; bother; annoyance
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indeed; really; truly; very much
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
Tibetan sand fox (Vulpes ferrilata); Tibetan fox
Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum)
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition