number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
memories; recollections; reminiscence
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
smoothly; easily; readily
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
propelling pencil; mechanical pencil
phantom; vision; illusion
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to smash violently; to crush
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
yearned for; longed for; missed
to run around; to bustle about
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
the whole year; all the year
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
now that; since; so long as; because
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment