beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
health; healthy; sound; fit
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
(written) work; book; writings
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to have the privilege of doing
script; screenplay; scenario
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
race (of people); type of person
24 hours; twenty-four hours
counter for books; volume
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
equality; impartiality; evenness
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief