apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
ultimate; final; last; eventual
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft
morning; forenoon; just before noon
first thing in the morning
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
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)
back (side); back end; rear
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
library; book collection; paperback book
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
novelization; turning (a film script, manga, etc.) into a novel
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
to boost; to force up; to push up
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
ideal weather for an outing