closing of a school; closed school
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
mailman; postman; mail carrier; post carrier
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
(written) work; book; writings
author; writer; novelist; artist
notice; attention; observation
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
exclamation mark; exclamation point
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
economics department; economics school
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
writing something on commission; newly written text
to say; to tell; to state; to do
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
cooperation; collaboration
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away