acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
younger pupil (of the same master); younger disciple; junior member
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
unthinkable; unimaginable; inconceivable; unclassifiable; never dreamt of
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
(medical) doctor; physician
as many (people) as possible
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
drop (e.g. of water); drip
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
Hiroshima prefecture (Chūgoku area)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach