light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
sum; surface-to-air missile; SAM
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
memory; sense; experience
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
library; book collection; paperback book
lawless area; lawless district
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
bygones; the past; past event
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
everything; anything; nothing
maintenance; preservation; improvement
inside; interior; inner part
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
police; police officer; police station
(Japanese) Pharmaceutical Affairs Law
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word