acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
link; directory entry; rink
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
library; book collection; paperback book
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
compilation; editing; recording
work by the same author (artist, etc.); work in the same style; same way of making
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
(our) company; (my) company; small company; small shrine
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
absentmindedness; peace of mind
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
fresco; mural; wall painting
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time