companion; follower; attendant; retinue
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
what one should do (usu. in questions)
in the future; another day; later
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to scrap (work in progress, esp. illustration); to reject; to shelve; to cancel (plans, etc.)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
to have the privilege of doing
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
on sale; available (to buy)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
hamachi; young Japanese amberjack; young yellowtail
perusal; one reading; reading through (once)
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
debut work; one's first work
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to publish a book; to put out a book
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
stray sheep; lost lamb; (fig.) person at a loss for what to do
titles omitted; (names listed) without honorifics
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
flan (baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case); flan; crème caramel; caramel custard
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade