to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
embodiment; realization; materialization
place where one works; construction site; working area
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
lying heavy on the stomach; being uneasily digested
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
space (room, area, outer space)
thin dōjinshi, usually featuring adult content
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
tide; current; tendency; trend
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
root; source; origin; cause
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
to hide; to keep to oneself
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
primer; manual; introductory book
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
children's house; child welfare residential facility
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
time; season; period; phase; stage
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
serious reply (response) (e.g. in 2ch threads)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
pyramid; monumental work; landmark achievement
to establish; to formulate
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by