tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
immanence; inherence; indwelling; intrinsic (cause)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
to find out; to discover; to locate
unique; peculiar; singular
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
surname; family name; last name
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
(to be pushed) toward the middle (of a crowd) (usually against your will)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled