binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
debut work; one's first work
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
library; book collection; paperback book
extra-high-speed Tōhoku-line Shinkansen
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
type A (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
Leo (constellation); the Lion; Buddha's seat; seat of a high monk
residing; living; dwelling
Nagasaki prefecture (Kyushu)
(not so) much; (not) very
ptoo (i.e. spitting sound); ptew; ptooey
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
nature; character; disposition
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death