hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
voice dramatization on CD (usu. based on manga, anime, etc.)
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
cotton; cotton pads (usu. in amenity set); cotton buds
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
lack of innovation; stupidity
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
implementation (e.g. of a feature); installation (of equipment); mounting; packaging
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
outline; summary; argument
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
prequel; retrospective (talk, etc.)
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)