massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
literature; books (reference); document
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
written request; request for ...; application for ...
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
brown envelope; manila envelope
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
cherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
reforming; reuniting; getting back together (of a band, etc.)
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
fast-talking; always having another argument ready; not able to keep one's mouth shut; never at a loss for words
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
pure and innocent; immaculate
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right