picking up trash; collecting garbage
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
act of mercy; helping another person
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
reception hours; opening hours
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
dock; thorough physical examination
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
invitation; introduction; temptation
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
new record (in sports, etc.)
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
to mark the end; to spell the end
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
derivative work (usu. unauthorized and produced by fans, e.g. dōjinshi, fanfiction)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
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
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
company president; manager; director
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making things by hand
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
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
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances