departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
library; book collection; paperback book
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
stacking flat and face up (magazines, books, etc.)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
quiz-like (TV) comedy segment in which participants improvise one-liners based on a given theme; last piece of the day (in a vaudeville or music hall programme, etc.); last-item comic dialogue
historical play; period drama
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
very interesting; of great interest
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
novel; story; (work of) fiction
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
reality; actuality; hard fact
modern person; people of today
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
chief; main; principal; major
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on