nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
social networking service; SNS
one's old school or university; alma mater; the school or university one attended
residing; living; dwelling
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
each time it happens; at all such times
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
deep emotion; strong feelings
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching