yes;  indeed;  ha!;  what?;  huh?;  sigh
 yes;  that is correct;  understood;  I see;  present;  here;  pardon?
 cartoon;  comic;  comic strip;  manga
 damn;  damn it;  feces;  excrement;  damn;  damned;  very
 cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus);  shamisen;  geisha;  wheelbarrow;  clay bed-warmer;  bottom;  submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
 to make;  to produce;  to prepare (food);  to brew (alcohol);  to raise;  to grow;  to till
 derivative work (usu. unauthorized and produced by fans, e.g. dōjinshi, fanfiction)
 system;  lineage;  corollary;  system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period);  (taxonomical) series
 dōjinshi;  magazine published by like-minded people;  fanzine;  zine
 to correct oneself;  to restate
 this;  last (couple of years, etc.);  these;  you (as in "you liar")
 book;  volume;  this;  present;  main;  head
 poor piece of work;  rubbish;  trash
 to smell;  to smell of;  to have a smell
 space (between);  gap;  period of time (during, while);  duration;  between (two parties or things);  among (a group);  relations (between)
 good;  excellent;  sufficient;  enough;  profitable (deal, business offer, etc.);  beneficial
 to beat to death;  to kill
 period;  time;  opportunity;  chance;  age;  term (e.g. in office);  session (e.g. of parliament)
 behind;  rear;  after;  later;  remainder;  the rest;  more (e.g. five more minutes)
 memory;  recollection;  remembrance;  storage
 to hold (in one's hand);  to take;  to possess;  to have;  to maintain;  to keep;  to last
 as it is;  as one likes;  because;  condition;  state
 prefix for forming ordinal numbers
 time axis;  time basis;  timeline
 reverse movement;  retrogression;  going backwards;  retrogradation;  retrogression
 original story;  original version;  this volume
 corpse;  kanji "corpse" radical
 to cling to;  to hold on to;  to grapple;  to set about doing;  to begin;  to take hold of
 little girl;  maiden;  young lady; (arch.)  female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
 as (i.e. in the role of);  for (i.e. from the viewpoint of);  apart from... (used to change the topic);  even (e.g. "not even a single person");  thinking that...;  trying to...
 to approach;  to draw near;  to get close;  to get acquainted with;  to get closer to;  to get to know
 (not) particularly;  (not) especially;  (not) specially;  separately;  apart;  additionally
 relatively;  comparatively
 interesting;  fascinating;  amusing;  funny;  enjoyable;  fun
 isn't it?;  don't you think?;  right?;  surely;  come on
 to rule;  to govern; (arch.)  to see; (arch.)  to look; (arch.)  to watch
 approximately;  about;  to (about) the extent that;  (almost) enough that;  as ... as ...;  like
 mouth;  opening;  hole;  mouth (of a bottle);  spout;  gate;  door
 to be effective;  to take effect;  to work;  to function well;  to be possible (to do, use, etc.);  to be able to
 dangerous;  risky;  awful;  terrible;  terrific;  amazing
 place;  spot;  address;  district;  area;  one's house;  point
 such;  that sort of;  that kind of;  no way!;  never!
 in deep black;  in jet black