novel; story; (work of) fiction
two dimensions; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn; two-dimensional
library; book collection; paperback book
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
to say; to be called; to do
Nara Prefecture (Kinki area)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
chance; opportunity; occasion
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
nothing but; except; no more than
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
fighting game (esp. one-on-one)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another