core; core; hardcore; all-out
foreign; abroad; overseas
specialist journal; specialized magazine; specialised magazine
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
first thing in the morning
male homosexuality; bill of lading; BL
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to increase; to add to; to augment
extermination; expulsion; destruction
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
alien (from another planet)
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
scene; sight; scenario; setting
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
grotesque; disgusting; gross
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
Japanese (language) version, edition
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
Japanese person; Japanese people
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
book; volume; this; present; main; head