betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK