study; learning; tutorial
original author (of a work)
actor; actress; player; performer
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
perfect; complete; flawless
conference room; council room
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
section manager; section chief
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
young pine; New Year's symbolic pine decoration
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
discipline; punishment; reprimand
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
just because; even if; even though