to say; to be called; to do
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
counter for books; volume
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume; tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
opinion; intention; thought
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
stating (one's views); expressing
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty