carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
pigtails; two plaits hanging about one's shoulders; two plaits hanging down one's back; queue
junior high school student; middle school pupil
body; body blow (in boxing)
such ... as; or some such
original character (as opposed to one from an existing work)
failure; mistake; blunder
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
reserving; storing; setting aside; laying away
opening (the doors to an event, etc.); inauguration
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
(not so) much; (not) very
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
several times (as large, over)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand