precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
when it comes to; concerning
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
correction; rectification; mending; repair
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
in the sentence; in the text; Bunchū era (of the Southern Court) (1372.4.?-1375.5.27)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
episode; anecdote; vignette
the said person; he; she; same surname
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
coffee room (hotel, office building, etc.); tea room
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on