pornographic photo book; erotic photo book; pornographic comic book; hentai comic book
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
for the general public; for the general market
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
coupling; shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
separation; divorce; severing of connections
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
at that time; in those days
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
from the beginning; from scratch
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
settlement; solution; resolution
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention