novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
writing (e.g. as a profession)
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
while; during (the time when)
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
choices; alternatives; options
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
time; season; period; phase; stage
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound