one-man business; sole proprietorship; owner-managed enterprise
receiving orders (for goods, etc.)
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
moneymaking; earning money
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)
surmise (about someone's feelings); guess; conjecture; (showing) deference (to); consideration (of someone's wishes); servility
Comic Market (semiannual self-published comic book convention); comiket; comic book market; comicbook market
brush (for painting, basting, etc.)
collaboration; joint work
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
as if nothing had happened
noble (birth); royal; august; exalted; high-born; of high rank
reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
to (have a situation) descend to mayhem
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
arrival of goods; goods received
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
price increase; rise in price; wage increase
postage; carriage; shipping charge
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
research for a graduation thesis; graduation thesis work; graduation research project