pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
unidentified mysterious animal
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
writing (e.g. as a profession)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
writing something on commission; newly written text
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
chair; stool; post; office; position
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
no!; no no!; no, not at all
only; merely; but; no more than
training; drill; practice; discipline
cooperation; coordination; link
contemplation; meditation
joint struggle; common (united) front
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except