to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
commerce; trade; business
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)
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)
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
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
advance; moving forward; progress
self-justification; excuse
return; relapse; recurrence
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
scenery; scene; landscape
(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to rant and rave; to raise hell
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for