bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
loveable; very likeable; like very much
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to grow bored
way; method; means; (technical) specification
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
recent photograph or photography
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
university graduate; having graduated from university
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Tsuyama, a region in the Okayama prefecture
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Okayama (city, prefecture)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to have one's horizons broadened
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
February; second month of the lunar calendar
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken