multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
author; writer; novelist; artist
residing; living; dwelling
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
basis; based on; conformance; conformity; authority (of); standard
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
complete financial statement; summing up; concluding
movie version (based on TV series, anime, etc.); the movie
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
it's been a long time; long time no see
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to name; to call; to christen; to term
gang of young toughs; hooligans; hoodlums; hoods; yobbos