ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to detain; to check; to restrain
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)
making efficient; optimization
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
to be helpful; to be useful
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
special training; intensive training; crash course
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
carelessly; inattentively
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
this occasion; at this time; now
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
someone who curls up under a kotatsu all winter; kotatsu snail
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
hard struggle; strenuous effort
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)