Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
editor (in publishing, etc.)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
illustration (e.g. book); picture
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
summer vacation; summer holiday
the real criminal; true culprit
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
one day; (on) a certain day
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)