this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
serious; not joking; straight
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
almost; roughly; approximately
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
staying the night; lodging (at)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
senior high school student
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
journal; magazine; periodical
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
manuscript fee; payment for a piece of writing
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
business world; business circles; (the) industry
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
last night; yesterday evening