speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making things by hand
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
company president; manager; director
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
writing (e.g. as a profession)
derivative work (usu. unauthorized and produced by fans, e.g. dōjinshi, fanfiction)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
to mark the end; to spell the end
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
new record (in sports, etc.)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
invitation; introduction; temptation
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
dock; thorough physical examination
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
reception hours; opening hours
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
act of mercy; helping another person
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
picking up trash; collecting garbage
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
apartment building; housing complex
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about