boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
writing (e.g. as a profession)
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
adds force or indicates command
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
registration; accession; register; entry; record
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to be tired of looking at
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
how; in what way; by what means
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
charges; billing; paying for items in online games
to be needed; to be wanted
to collect; to assemble; to gather
registrant; subscriber; enrollee
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly