cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
going-out-of-business sale
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
murder; homicide; manslaughter
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
district; section; sector
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
(some) more; even more; longer; further
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
news; word; tidings; omen
to delight; to give pleasure
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)