rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
high efficiency; high performance
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
indispensable; essential; must-have; handbook; manual; vade mecum
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
therapeutic agent; remedy; medicine; drug; cure
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
for the present; for the time being
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
destination (one is heading towards); goal
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
person from (the planet of)
Osaka Prefecture (Kinki area)
derivative work (usu. unauthorized and produced by fans, e.g. dōjinshi, fanfiction)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
commerce; trade; business
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
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