acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
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
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
(our) company; (my) company; small company; small shrine
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
extra-high-speed Tōhoku-line Shinkansen
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
multi-; multi-post; multilevel marketing system; pyramid selling; mulch; mulching
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
The Door into Summer (1957 novel by Robert A. Heinlein)
seventh day of the month; seven days
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
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
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
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
department (faculty) of literature
first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan