comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young women
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
north of the capital; northern part of Kyoto
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
subscriber; reader; admirer
a considerable number; a fair number
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
criticism; critique; review; commentary
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
being orientated (towards); pointing (towards); directional (e.g. microphone); -oriented
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
praise; glorification; extolment
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
difference; discrepancy; variation
suggestion; hint; implication
standard; basis; principle
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
square metre; square meter