league; federation; union; alliance
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
public relations section or department
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
degree of familiarity; popularity
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
blending of Japanese and Western styles