application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
honour; honor; glory; privilege
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
I can't find the words to thank you; I can never thank you enough
revising (a manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
controversial work (art, literature, etc.); work that caused public criticism; work of art dealing with contemporary questions; succès de scandale
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
process; course; mechanism
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
each time it happens; at all such times
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
pure literature; belles-lettres
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
day after day; day by day
degenerate; pervert; deviant
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
person who has rendered distinguished service
being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly