thick amazake; thick sweet sake
official history; authorized history
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
table of contents; contents
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
box carried on one's back to store books; wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
summer vacation; summer holiday
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
senior high school student
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to cease; to stop; to be over
extended leave; long vacation
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
display and sale of new products
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned