impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
revising (a manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
(going) the pure love stories route (in movie making)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
not worth doing; waste of effort
club activities; group activities
distant look; faraway look
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
curiosity; inquisitiveness
author; writer; novelist; artist
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
questionnaire; survey; poll
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to talk to oneself; to mutter
strong opposition; vehement opposition
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
finish; completion; the end
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
business trip; official trip
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
(sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening); evening shower
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst