the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
article; thing; object; property; real estate
finding employment; getting a job
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
female high-school student
to follow another's example
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
liquid; liquid hair product
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
(written) work; book; writings
residing; living; dwelling
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to pull in (fish); to land
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)