last week; the week before
opening ceremony (of the school term)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
(period of) a year; during an era
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
general comment; Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
by myself; in person; by oneself
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
but; however; provided that