at that time; in those days
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to be silent; to say nothing
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
indeed; really; truly; very much
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
erotic manga; pornographic manga
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
older brother; elder brother
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be worried; to be troubled
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
just because; even if; even though
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
(some) more; even more; longer; further
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being