beautiful face; good looks; beauty
charming; fascinating; attractive
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
author; writer; novelist; artist
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
beginning; clue; starting point
magazine; journal; periodical
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
at that time; in those days
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
article; news story; report; account
pixel art; pixel graphics
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
grave maintenance; grave keeper
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
time; season; period; phase; stage
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering