letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
to be absorbed in reading
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
to amuse oneself; to make merry
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
sending a manuscript to the printer; receiving a manuscript from the author
proofreading; correction of press; calibration
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
young man (between 15 and 25 years old)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
publish; start (new) publication
natural; reasonable; obvious
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
ability; capability; competence; skill
Burnes; Burns; Byrnes; Bahns
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
brat; kid; urchin; little devil
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
relish; gusto; appreciation
catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense