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
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
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
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
Moomin (troll characters in Tove Jansson's series of books)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
large number (of); many; majority
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Hyogo prefecture (Kinki area) (Hyougo)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
Niimi Nankichi (1913.7.30-1943.3.22)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate