book; volume; this; present; main; head
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
gold tooling; gilt tooling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to accumulate one's unpublished paintings or writings
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
preface; foreword; preamble
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
talk; dialogue; conversation
counter for books; volume
thin dōjinshi, usually featuring adult content
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
genius; prodigy; natural gift
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
love; attachment; lovesickness
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
firmly; solidly; heartily
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)