to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
other side; opposite side; other party
one person; ordinary; common
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
dog that is raised indoors
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
than; other than; except; but
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
amateur as good as a professional
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work