thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
like this; this sort; this way
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
insanity; insane person; arbiter of taste; connoisseur
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
(electric) telegraph; telegraphy; telegraphic communication; telegram
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
assistant engineer; (telegraph) operator
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
admission (to an institute, nursery school, facility, etc.); entrance; imprisonment; incarceration; internment
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
classic Confucian writings
Buddhist scriptures; sutras
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
literature; books (reference); document
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
wizardry; secret of immortality
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)