decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
back (side); back end; rear
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
library; book collection; paperback book
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
novelization; turning (a film script, manga, etc.) into a novel
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
to boost; to force up; to push up
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
beginning; outset; first; onset
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
schedule; program; calendar
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)