to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
second edition; additional printing
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
serialization; serialisation; serial story
to collect; to assemble; to gather
collection of short stories; collected short stories
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
journal; magazine; periodical
simply; merely; only; solely
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
erotic novel; amorous novel; pornographic novel
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
I can say now (what I couldn't before); now (that things have changed) I don't mind telling you; I couldn't tell you until now; I couldn't have told you this back then
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
in the same way as; just like
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
pure literature; belles-lettres
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)