ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material)
law-like nature; regularity
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
the "a" column of the Japanese syllabary table (a, i, u, e, o)
in order; in turn; one by one
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
misprint; typographical error; typo
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
energy; military strength
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
ten; 10; ten years of age
to appear all together; to be all present
standard gojūon syllabary order (aiueo, etc.)
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
nice; likeable; desirable
increase and decrease; fluctuation
settlement; conclusion; summary
the last moment; the very end
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
cities, towns and villages; municipalities
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
blank space; margin; blank canvas
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)
the "wa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (wa, wi, we, wo)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
paper width; allotted number of pages (e.g. for article in magazine); assigned space; binding for calligraphy and paintings
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
apparent; obvious; very clear